I took my camera with me on a walk along the creek this morning, and I just thought I'd share a couple of photos I snapped:
I'm not familiar with the raptors in my area so I'm not sure what species these are exactly, but here's a vulture of some sort sunning itself in a eucalyptus tree. Literally dozens of them congregate in this particular stand of trees to roost. They also have a habit of circling my house, which is kind of eerie. They're beautiful, though.
And a hawk resting in a gnarled old oak tree.
Edit: Okay, so I did a little googling - the first one is a turkey vulture and the second is a red shouldered hawk.