(Source: relatetorocks)
Leonora Carrington (English-Mexican, 1917-2011) - Map of down below, ink on paper, 12.75 x 9.88 cm (1941)
(via lakewater)
This sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus) has turned my bird feeder into her personal avian smorgasbord. Despite the occasional carnage (nature being what nature is), I have to admit a certain fondness for her skills - she’s focused, fast, instinctual, and very good at what she does. The sharp-shinned hawk is easy to confuse with the Cooper’s hawk (Accipiter cooperii), also known as the chicken hawk; the birds are distinguished by the appearance of the dark feathers on their heads (hood versus cap), placement of their eyes (center of the head versus closer to the beak); and the shape of their tails (square or notched versus rounded).
