I saw it come up out of the trees down the hill from us; figured it was probably a turkey vulture (we get those sometimes). As it started to gain altitude, I realized it warnt' no vulture :-)
By the time I grabbed the camera (which was close by, since I'd been taking turkey photos!), it had already moved a fair ways "downrange", so the photos, unfortunately, ain't great.
Still, even I could ID this particular backyard birdie species.
You probably can, too, even from my fuzzy photos.
all the best,
mrh
