2015 mar 30 – an old muse

still as breathtaking as ever

Red-Tailed Hawk

brother to Owl

light to dark

day to night

this is a pair of red-tailed hawks, likely mates, soaring over the cliffs in Western Sonoma County CA

one of them had particularly beautiful plumage, with very fine barring that can be seen with a picture enlarged …

also seen was a vulture prowling low along the cliffs over the Pacific