The Apples in My Orchard

Imagine yourself just hiking along, or snowshoeing along, as was the case when this photo was taken. It is a crisp February day, and you look down and see it.

Details!

Details of the Circle of Life, of a raptor’s wings, encircling a winter meal on the ground.

The hard impression of weightless feathers, evidence of:

the pounce,

the grab,

not the kill, but

the take off.

Here it is with all the details: my entry for Lens Artist Photo Challenge #54.

Entitled: Winter Kill