Although they are really common, there is something endearing about white-breasted nuthatches. One winter day almost twenty years ago, my wife and I went to a local park where chickadees were acclimated enough to humans to eat out of our hands. … Continued
Another step-by-step through the creation of a Dot-tailed Whiteface dragonfly in transparent watercolor. Original painting is available here. Prints are available here.
I’ve been lucky to see a variety of rattlesnakes over the years. I’ve seen eastern diamond backs, pygmy rattlers and massasagua rattlesnakes. I spent a lot of time in NY/NJ looking for timber rattlers with out much luck. I knew … Continued
I found this pretty dragonfly covered in dew one cool morning. It was perched in a field next to our house waiting for the sun warm up the old flight muscles.
Here is a pencil sketch of our pet peach-faced lovebird Sluggo. He is over 17 years old now and prefers to walk or take a ride on your shoulder to flying. He is a great pet. Sadly, he has outlived … Continued
Eastern pondhawks are pretty common dragonflies. Males and females are both strikingly beautiful.
We had a band of four titmice fledge in the yard this year. The pack was a regular feature at the bird bath and feeders through the whole summer. They especially loved emptying out the peanut feeder made out of … Continued
Another cooperative dragonfly from the ponds at the MSU gardens.
Its hard for me to get enough of these beautiful and fascinating insects. This cooperative male was posing at the fabulous gardens at Michigan State University. They are pretty “hard-wired” and will return to a favorite perch repeatedly to hunt. I could sit … Continued
These might be common dragonflies, but they are exceptionally cool!