Swainson's hawk. Swainson's hawk (Buteo swainsoni), is a large Buteo hawk of the Falconiformes, sometimes separated in the Accipitriformes like its relatives. This species was named after William Swainson, a British naturalist.
The peroneal nerve controls the muscles that lift your foot. This nerve runs near the surface of your skin on the side of your knee closest to your hand. Activities that compress this nerve can increase your risk of foot drop. Crossing your legs. People who habitually cross their legs can compress the peroneal nerve on their uppermost leg.
Drop foot after a stroke is quite common. Foot drop, dropped foot or drop foot are all common labels for the same malady that is a weakness of the muscles in the front of the leg, which is caused by damage to the long nerves or peroneal nerve which is in the front of the leg.