Difficult landing

Yesterday I was down at the edge of my property, watching a bald eagle land atop a tree on the other side of the river. He had to corkscrew through the air a bit to line up with the branch where he wanted to roost.

So! He was a bit too far away to study in detail, subsequently this isn't a rendering of that eagle. Instead it's a rather generalized raptor, going through a few gyrations to end up with his feet where he wants them!

Yarka pan watercolors on Canson's 140 pound cold pressed, 9 by 12 inches.