Large Raptor

This evening, we ventured out into our yard to use the pool and the spa. The temperature has been torrid during the daytime.

We noticed that the large raptor that likes to come to our dead pine tree to survey the hillside had returned. He sits there, sometimes making his fearsome call, and swoops down, probably to score his evening meal of some unlucky rodent. At times, he is joined by another, which, we assume, is his mate.

We have looked in our bird book. We can only surmise that this is a large red-tailed hawk. We hope someone will tell us what "our" bird is.

Even though we live in the greater Los Angeles area, there are large green areas. We have an untamed, wild hillside on our property. We also face a public park called Wildwood which remains natural.

Mr. Raptor is a welcome visitor.