Little ACEO of a Red-Tailed hawk as a stocking stuffer for my mom this Christmas. I used a reference from this lovely photo here: http://edgedfeather.deviantart.com/art/Red-Tailed-Hawk-4-408106334

A note on the markings: The photo reference depicts an adult, whereas this ACEO I did depicts a juvenile (more or less; there's heavy stylization going on here so it's not terribly accurate this time around). She specifically requested one with such markings to commemorate watching the growth and development of a female this summer that was being raised by a returning pair a scant few blocks from our house.

Done with Prismacolor Watercolor pencils on an illustration board ATC. NOT FOR SALE OR TRADE; this was a gift. This is also the last picture I will be uploading that was scanned by that horrid HP scanner...