Coming down to Scripps on the shuttle, we almost ran over what I think was a young Swainson's Hawk. It was struggling to get off the ground with a fresh squirrel when our van came barreling down on it. It made the wise choice to drop its lunch for a faster get away.
The driver was like "crazy bird" and the girl in the passenger seat was like "aww its nature in action", and I was like "its probably endangered" thinking it was a young (and really freaking small) golden eagle...
The girl looked at me as if I were a freak. Whatever... The bird was probably 2.5~4ft wing span... I love Swainson's hawks... they are so freaking cool looking.
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