Painting in progress: Pale Male the Red-tailed Hawk

A scan from an HP scanner, so quite a bit grainy to my chagrin; Pale Male, the Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) of Central Park fame. Will work on it some more, thinking of keeping the background sedate and the tree mainly grey.

Kestrel drawing

Above is a Kestrel, Falco sparverius, work in progress, pencil on paper.  It is one of the works for the upcoming Eagles, Hawks and Falcons of the City of New York.

Pale Male drawing

 

A drawing of Pale Male for the upcoming book Eagles, Hawks & Falcons of the City of New York.

Bald Eagle drawing

Bald Eagle drawing for the upcoming book Eagles, Hawks & Falcons of the City of New York.