Red Tailed Hawk

About this work

This picture shows a red-tailed hawk mid-flight, its wings spread wide with sharp feathers in black and brown. Below it, a small mammal—maybe a rabbit—clutches the hawk’s talons in its mouth, struggling. The background is a faint, misty landscape with soft blue mountains. The hawk’s talons grip the rabbit’s fur, but the rabbit’s teeth sink into the hawk’s leg. It’s a tense moment frozen in time. Next, look up engraving to see how artists like this one carved detailed images into metal plates.