Magnolia Warbler Pencil Sketch p93

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Magnolia warblers make for beautiful subjects. I’ll never tire of looking at them. This sketch is from photos at Magee Marsh in northern Ohio. That was a quick sketch of a pose you seldom see drawn. Now that I’ve stepped … Continued

Black and White Warbler Pencil Sketch p90

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Magee Marsh is a great place to see migrant warblers in the spring. Our family tries to go there in the spring, but we also try to avoid the “Biggest Week of Birding” that overcrowds the place. I’m so behind on posting … Continued

Crested Coua Pencil Sketch p88

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Crested Coua are spectacularly beautiful birds from Madagascar. In this case it was from the Toledo Zoo’s bird house. It fails a little as a pencil drawing because you miss the spectacular purples, pale blues and aqua colors around the eyes. This … Continued

Long-tailed Duck Pencil Sketch p87

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Long -tailed Duck is a bird that we don’t see too often in central Michigan, so it generates excitement when they do show up. I remember seeing them in fairly large numbers on Jones Beach on Long Island in the winter. My aunt and … Continued

Spectacled Eider Pencil Sketch p86

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Eiders are fascinating birds, and I’ve long wanted to paint them. Common Eiders are the only ones I’ve seen in the wild so far. Sadly, they were too far away for me to get a workable photograph. I’ve sketched a … Continued

Golden-crowned Kinglet Pencil Sketch p79

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I’ve always been amazed at how sturdy these little dynamos are. Being one of the earliest migrants in the spring and one of the latest in the fall, they tolerate a lot of cold weather. On top of that they … Continued

Golden-crowned Kinglet Pencil Sketch p78

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Getting good photos of Golden-crowned Kinglets to draw from is tough. We get them in decent numbers in our yard during the spring and fall months, but in their search for edible insects, they bounce around like electrons. I have dozens … Continued

King Vulture – Pencil Sketch p68

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The first time I laid eyes on a king vulture I thought it was one of the most spectacular birds I’d ever seen. Of course, with the shades of gray in this sketch, you kind of miss out on its stunning color! In actuality … Continued