Galapagos Hawk

The Galápagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) is the same genus and size as the North American Red-tailed Hawk, but a little darker, explains artist Emil Morhardt. It has a similar threatening gaze. Emil captured a photo of the bird placidly sitting on a log just a few feet away from where he stood on a Galápagos island beach in Ecuador. He then painted the magnificent creature on a very light café au lait-colored background.