8 August 08
Red-tailed Hawk
It must be fall: the red-tail here was flying about. The Swainson’s hawk chicks are learning to kettle with the adults. The great switch should happen in September.
These flight sketches are done fast, in 5 seconds or so, with the color added immediately afterwards — it’s windy today and the birds are moving quickly. But it does keep reappearing and that helps a bit.
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That’s fast! I’ve been meaning to ask what size your sketches are usually. They are lovely.
I love our red-tails (even if they eat our chickens sometimes). Your sketches look just like ours soaring above us.