Weird bills are fun.
South American Comb Duck
illustration
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
What a proud name. I used pen and ink, because I liked the blackness of the ink against the red. Sadly, this one is starting to fade in the light. Red is a notoriously fade-happy color.
European Coot
Check out the big toes on this guy.
Eleven Day Old Paradise Flycatcher
Fun with scribbly pen lines. Clearly, I was loving the awkward with this one. By the way, I draw a grown up flycatcher later in the year. They’re gorgeous birds, when they’re not all scrawny and molting.
Eclectus Parrot
He looks like he doesn’t believe a word you’re saying.
Glaucous-Winged Gull
Have I been accidentally posting these out of the order that they were drawn? blah.
Charcoal/pastel. I like how this worked with the background.
Lovebird
After several days of black and white birds, I forced myself to do a more colorful subject. It was a nice break.
Darter
Neat-o neck, drawn back and ready to spring.
Little Ringed Plover
Shorebird. I see these by the water often. They’re cute and hoppy.
claire meyler 