Osprey: for Ruby Tuesday

Yes, I do have a 'ruby coloured' subject for this post but while I am getting to it I have changed this picture shown below from a black and white Osprey flying through a blue sky to one of warm, reddish, sepia tones; just to stay within the guidelines of Ruby Tuesday. Osprey are frequently seen over our river and if I cared to take the time to look for one they could easily become a daily sighting. Osprey are seasonal and usually return to our area sometime in early April. I am not sure when they leave but mentioning my sighting of one last fall on October 24 to a seasoned birder, he remarked that that was late for one still being around.
I loved the colour and motion of this photo and it stayed in my mind. Later on in the fall I decided to try and capture this sense of mood and motion and colour on canvas, and below is the result, painted in acrylics. I thought this would be a very colourful 'Ruby Tuesday' entry as the reds are so very intense.
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