Need Help identifying this Hawk/Raptor ~ Vanity

[Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America]

I guess I’ll agree to Red-Tail in a juvenile phase. So much for the RED tail. LOL. I suppose it’s too large to be a Prairie Falcon which would also be more slender and built for speed in flight.

[Hot Tabasco]

Raptors have many phases; juvenile, adult, moulting, seasonal change, etc.. What do you suggest?

Since Grace lives in Colorado (according to the flag on her home page) I'm not familiar with the raptors in her area of the country but my amateur guess would be a red tailed hawk..........

In my area in S.E. Michigan, I have three species around my house and each is distinctive from the others. A Red Tail Hawk, a Coopers Hawk and a Sharp Shinned Hawk as well as a Kestrel which I haven't seen in over a year..........

If you're referring to my prior comment, the bird is definitely not of the falcon species for reasons I previously stated...............

[Hot Tabasco]

Whatever bird it is, I think it's pretty darn cool that it's nesting in a tree in her neighborhood where she can view it and take the close up pictures she has done............

Not many people have experienced that..........