An unusual sight!

In all modesty, I am pretty good at spotting birds, no matter the conditions. 

I drove a friend and his son home from school one day last winter when it actually snowed in Tucson. I am not a fan of snow, not anymore at least. One archaeological season working in northern Arizona during the winter of '76 cured me of loving snow forever.

Here I am on my way back home driving near Lakeside Park in the sleet when a large bird cruises across the road ahead about twenty feet up. Instantly my brain says 'osprey'! Then the unlikely nature of this ID hits me and I'm off in the direction the bird went to get a good look. 

One erratic tour of the neighborhood later I see my quarry perched high on antenna in the middle of one of those acre-sized properties.Ever ready I only had my little phone camera with me so the shot you see above is the best I could get in the sleet. Trust me when I say that I got a good enough look to realize I was right again -- it was an osprey wintering in Tucson near Lakeside Park -- I guess it all made sense. 

I bet he was as pissed off as I was about the snow. We both came to Tucson to get away from such nonsense.