A quick trip by truck one rainy day to a spot I often pass on the Trek if the weather is a little more dry. I faced toward the ball field over the top of the driving range toward the trees south of where the red tailed hawks nested this spring. At the time the young 2 or 3 that survived could still be heard squawking for some attention in the trees as you passed- if it was not raining too much. Why should they hunt for food when complaining works just as well. I have not seen or heard one of the offspring for a month or so now, so hopefully they are off on their own doing ok. This was a quick sketch, as I was not inclined that morning to fuss with it and also I was wanting to catch the mood and the tone of the scene before another downpour started. This was done on a Strathmore 140lb pad about 11" x 11" using only part of the paper. I could stand to do more of these quick studies.
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