is it a hawk...

...of some sort?

when i was simply going for a gull - or maybe a duck - or a pigeon...

i sensed a shadow heading my way - glanced up - saw this - and thought - "self, that is some kind of a hawk... i'm certain of it... i think" don't you love how confident i am in my own belief about what i'm seeing - i really have no idea - but i do have confidence in those of you who might happen to peek in - that perhaps - one or more of you will most certainly know what this bird is...

i just know - i am delighted to have seen it - circling overhead - quite a ways away - i was a bit stressed i didn't have my telephoto lens with me - oh well - it doesn't matter in the end - i'm still tickled to have gotten a fairly decent shot - knowing it's led to...

a

happy day.....