The formidable lass above and in the following four pictures was the late and much lamented Miss Rosa Maria Garcia who resided with me from from 1977 to 1982. Her heritage was Latin American, being a spectacled caiman ( Caiman crocodilus crocodilus), and she was a very important part of the social life of North Hollywood CA during her time there. Her many friends still miss her. I do take some comfort in knowing she took a piece of me with her. The following two pictures are of a red tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) and a sparrow hawk or American Kestrel (Falco sparvarius). Both were birds that had minor head injuries from flying into power lines. After having kept for several months both recovered enough to be released. Back to my home page