Ovenbird Transparent Watercolor and Time-lapse Video
At a quick glance an Ovenbird might look a little more like a thrush than a warbler.
At a quick glance an Ovenbird might look a little more like a thrush than a warbler.
The more I thought about it, the more I realized that most birds are worthy of many paintings…
After recently completing a Blue-headed Vireo painting, I thought it would be fun to do a Yellow-throated Vireo. This is a bird I hear ten times more than I see. Three seasons of the year, I get to spend a … Continued
Blue-headed Vireos are one of my all-time favorite birds. They seem like little teddy bears.
In mid-Michigan, getting to see a Yellow-throated Warbler is uncommon. When I’ve had the thrill of seeing them here, they have always been fairly far away on the top of Sycamore trees near water. Usually, the only reason we’ve found … Continued
Prothonotary Warblers are special birds. Because I grew up at the far north end of their range, these gorgeous yellow warblers were uncommon in my neck of the woods. Finding one seemed to be as easy as spotting unicorns. It … Continued
Nashville warblers are regular visitors in our yard during migration.
Blue-gray gnatcatchers are fantastic tiny birds.
I had a lot of fun working on this and trying the capture the glow you occasionally see on magical fall days.
My daughter Kelly remembers the call of Black-throated Green Warblers with the mnemonic “Trees, trees, taller trees!” That’s more useful than the “zoo zee, zoo zoo zee” which I learned.