Moon phase: Waxing gibbous
Weather: Warm
Phenology: Forsythia is blooming

A peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) soaring above the National Cathedral.

A zoomed shot of a peregrine. The picture's fuzzy, but you can see the pointed wings and long tail.

A turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) at Great Falls. Turkey vultures are a wonderful mix of hideous and beautiful; I love watching them soar.

This white-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) crashed into my back door. She sat there stunned while I went out to take some pictures, and when I came back she was gone.

Here's another photo of the cathedral in the afternoon light.