( Red Tail in Oakland taken from almost a block away )

So on my way to work today I saw a Red-Tailed Hawk sitting on top of the Graduate School of Public Health in Oakland. I tried to get a picture of it but it flew away first. I kicked myself for missing it. Lo and behold on my way home I saw it flying around again. So I stopped and got out my camera. That was when I realized that it was carrying a ( Read more... )

- The two women who stopped me in the bank to tell me how much they loved how I was dressed. I love my pink leather with the pink fur trim paired with my pink houndstooth peek-a-boo hat. Makes me feel good to know more people do ( Read more... )

From here

Hawks

Hawk is traditionally applied to all diurnal raptors, birds of prey.

"Hawks" or diurnal raptors come in three families: Accipitridae all species aside from the New World Vultures (Cathartidae) and the Falconidae The true falcons and Crested Caracaras. The term hawk is most often recognized as any diurnal (day hunting) raptor. ( Read more... )

( Lots of pictures. )