When I first spotted this raptor yesterday in Morgan County, Colorado, I wasn’t entirely sure what it was. Certainly it was the size of a hawk but the light coloring threw me off a bit. I have seen juvenile Swainson’s Hawks before, but never one of the light morph variety like this one. It was kind of fun to find something a bit different. He / she was definitely beautiful.
![A juvenile Swainson's Hawk keeps watch on the Colorado plains. (© Tony’s Takes)](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TfoWhpPPt38/V1VrG84SqnI/AAAAAAAAYSA/9NkJQ0aFykMse_6QgJ_kuntule0k5xZJw/s710/2016-06-05%2B07-12-13%2B-%2B0520.jpg)