Red-Tailed Hawk Flight At sunset, a red-tailed hawk searches for its next dinner in the open fields. Red-tailed hawks on the West Coast seem to be darker than those in the Midwest and East Coast. Shoreline Park Mountain View, California 01-APR-2010
Lights Out A sea otter naps with paws over its eyes to block the late-afternoon light Moss Landing State Beach, California 18-APR-2010
Avocet and Chick(s) The mother American avocet watches over her young chicks. One is out-and-about while its two sibilings are hiding underneath their mom. (The extra sets of legs underneath the mother belong to the hiding sibilings.) Palo Alto Baylands Preserve, California 24-APR-2010
