A barn owl sitting in a palm tree at the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge.  Sonny grew up around the lake when it was still a viable recreation and wildlife area, learning to waterski there.  Later, as a congressman, he lobbied and fundraised for this refuge at what is one of the last remaining stopovers for migrating birds in the region.  Right up the road was this:

Monumental decay, accentuated by a dramatic camera angle.  One of my favorite things.