Ferruginous Hawk

This was taken on the mountains of Whistler, Canada. The bird was a little too near to me.

This is the largest of the North American Buteos and is often mistaken for an eagle due to its size, proportions, and behavior. Among all the nearly thirty species of Buteo in the world, only the Upland Buzzard (B. hemilasius) of Asia averages larger in length and wingspan.