Definitely a Red-tail. Harlan's is a possibility but I'm pretty sure they tend to have white throats. This could be an immature intermediate morph calurus.
Hi,
I'm new on the forum and new at bird photography so hopefully this is not a stupid question. Attached are some pictures I took at Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge in Colorado on July 14. They look like Common Nighthawks to my untrained eyes. However, I took these pictures at around 1:00 PM. Does it make sense to see two nighthawks flying around in the middle of the day?
2nd Royal.
I was curious about the leg color though, as I thought Royal always had black legs, and came across this article if anyone is interested in the leg color of juvenile Royal terns!
https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/auk/v056n01/p0064-p0067.pdf
You may need to zoom in but there really is a Rock Wren playing Peek-a-boo with me in this picture. Bonus points because it's a rock wren hiding on a rock. Extra double bonus combo for also having a lizard on the rock
290: Lark Sparrow
Lark Sparrow by Greg Miller, on Flickr
291:Harris's Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow by Greg Miller, on Flickr
292: Clay-colored Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow by Greg Miller, on Flickr
293: Swamp Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow by Greg Miller, on Flickr