‘Red-tailed Hawk’ 20” x 10” acrylic on wood panel
I like to imagine these majestic hawks surveying the golden hills.
Kestrel Sketch
Kestrel Sketch
Kestrels seemed to be everywhere on our recent birding trip to the California central valley and I plan to work on several paintings. Here is one sketch.
Long-eared Owl
Long-eared Owls are widespread over the North American continent. They eat small mammals and roost in dense trees. This one was seen in a vast open area in the Panoche Valley of California in a rare stand of trees in an oasis area.
Black Skimmer
While birding in Florida early in 2016 we came across a boat harbor. On one of the floats there were several Black Skimmers. They let me get surprisingly close. I put my camera down on the float and took this photo.
This bird has a shorter upper beak and uses its longer lower beak to skim the water for fish as it flies in long straight lines.