Buteo jamaicensis

We took a short vacation to visit friends in Colorado, and went to the Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge in Arvada. These are a couple of lakes that were originally built by someone who wanted to raise frogs there. It is now one of the smallest sites in the National Wildlife Refuge system. It consists of a few paths that encircle a couple of small ponds. We did not see much wildlife -- a few ducks, some Barn Swallows, and this ragged-looking Red-tailed Hawk flying over.