That guide helps to narrow things down a lot! A good refresher for me--it's just been ages since I've spent time studying wildlife, and since moving to the city, there hasn't been much to see. Gonna spend some time figuring it out, but I think that a red-tail might make a good candidate... or a rough-legged or a Swainson's.
I'm fortunate that--other than whatever supernatural contortion my body takes on at times--I'm in a stationary spot here at about the height of the treetops; and when they're hunting where I can see them, they're generally in view for extended periods.
I've really been enjoying watching them even when they're just soaring, watching how they catch the wind, corkscrew around, dive straight down suddenly, or when they're in pairs and flying formation; and how their wings angle differently, tuck in slightly, or how their feathers sprawl out.
I'm into it!
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