I do love drawing wings, but I try to save them for days when I have the energy and attention span for them. Drawing stiff wings just makes me sad. This one worked.
Whiskered Tern
drawing
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Black and red are two of my favorite colors to wear together. So it’s probably so surprise that I enjoyed drawing this bird immensely.
Tufted Titmouse
This is a full-grown bird, but with the roundness of his body, and the sweet uptilt of the head, he looks like a child.
Baby Osprey Chick
So cute, I want to regurgitate worms for him. Figuratively, of course. gah. gross.
Tree Swallow
Swallows are known for their distinctive split tail, creating a memorable silhouette. And yet I chose to draw one that in no way reveals this feature. He’s cute, though, isn’t he?
Loggerhead Shrike
This is the second Loggerhead Shrike of the year. The worm dangling from his mouth makes him slightly less adorable than the other bird.
Yellow Billed Magpie
This looks like an inquisitive fellow. Since “Magpie” is an affectionate name I now use for my daughter, I may keep and frame this one for her room, along with another one made later in the year.
Cuckoo
So much is made of the cuckoo’s habit of hiding eggs in other bird’s nests that I know very little about adult cuckoos. As it turns out, many species in the cuckoo family actually do raise their own young. So not all of them are “nest parasites.”
claire meyler 