I was actually standing inside the kitchen (first floor) and took the picture through the window. It was only about 20 feet away and not high up. I could have reached up and touched it if I was standing underneath.

A few days earlier the same hawk landed on the backyard trellis, just a couple of feet from my girlfriends head! She was standing still at the time so it must not have seen her because as soon as it did it flew off.