Native Californian on a Field Trip (Hiking San Luis Obispo)

Hiking Madonna Mountain last weekend, I didn't actually get a chance to check out the appropriate feathers, but I would guess this gal was a red-tailed hawk, simply because we have so many of those beauties in CA. 

Whether or not that's her moniker, she knows her status. She's a real Californian, born and bred. 

No need for an audio book, cell phone, or Xbox for this native. She simply rides the thermals, and enjoys the field trip.

Hawks Ahead - Hiking Edgewood

My Kind of Study Break

A Red-Tail Hawk, I think.

Using my low-level cell phone camera, and was I glad I had it.

I'd been focusing on learning about what triggers mass wasting. She's was focusing on finding supper.  I think she missed out on her opportunity, as I came around the corner feet away from her in the grass, wrestling with something small and ground-dwelling.


What a reward for studious effort.