tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49373414441982042212024-03-12T21:58:16.731-07:00Drawn to BirdsCBirderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472104985161660227noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937341444198204221.post-72263878058519030642016-01-13T14:41:00.002-08:002016-01-13T14:43:19.658-08:00A New Year's Resolution Happy New Year! Did you make a New Year's Resolution?<br />
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Well, I did. For 2016, I resolved to clean my room and maintain it better throughout the year. This is a common teenage problem, of course, but I decided that for this year, I will at least try to be more organized! <br />
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I dusted, I vacuumed, and I sorted. Finally, I decided that I could no longer ignore the building mess under my bed. I looked underneath, and I rediscovered my drawings and paintings from this past year. I realized I hadn't posted anything here for a while, so today I will share what I've been up to in 2015.<br />
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It's funny that I mention my New Year's Resolution - we're only thirteen days into 2016 and my room has already reverted back to its original state... <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prairie Warbler in coloured pencil. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roseate Spoonbill skeleton in graphite.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bee Hummingbirds (a male and a female) in graphite. These are the smallest birds in the world!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Horned Grebe nest in watercolours. Pictured above is a mother and her chick. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two Black-winged Stilts in a territorial dispute (a European shorebird species). </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hoatzin in coloured pencil. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A young Williamson's Sapsucker.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hudsonian Godwit in flight. Done in watercolours. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bird's nest in graphite. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lesser Yellowlegs in flight.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A sketch of a dead Chestnut-sided Warbler that hit a window.... :(</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A trio of Tree Swallows flying overhead. Done in watercolours. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Tree Swallows!</td></tr>
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<span id="goog_2116684398"></span><span id="goog_2116684399"></span><br />CBirderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472104985161660227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937341444198204221.post-6487849290339029762015-03-05T14:30:00.001-08:002015-03-05T16:04:54.512-08:00Winter SketchbookBy the end of February, I finished my small winter sketchbook. Honestly, I didn't have many opportunities to go out birding and do any sketches from live observation, but instead I focused on a variety of subjects, from real objects to figures in magazine images and my imagination. I primarily used graphite and coloured pencils in this sketchbook, and I tried hard to fill every page. Recently, I have obtained a larger sketchbook that I have been eagerly filling with new ideas. The more I draw, the more I want to draw more... CBirderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472104985161660227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937341444198204221.post-40126001454983758182015-03-04T18:12:00.002-08:002015-03-04T18:12:25.894-08:00Birds of PlasticineOver the course of January, I experimented a little with colourful plasticine! The result was six of my favourite birds, each of which fit onto the palm of my hand.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My very first sculpture was a cardinal. Here, I simply used two colours.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next, I tried something more complicated: a Blue Jay, with its vivid blue and remarkable patterns. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baltimore Oriole</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saw-whet Owl</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My last one was a loon. This one definitely tested my patience. The checkerboard back took ages, and the entire bird represents about three hours of work. Phew!</td></tr>
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<br />CBirderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472104985161660227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937341444198204221.post-40063032559704815602014-07-02T11:18:00.002-07:002014-07-02T11:18:34.109-07:00A Bird in the Hand<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An original painting by Caroline</td></tr>
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<br />CBirderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472104985161660227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937341444198204221.post-91258508935961218362014-07-02T11:14:00.001-07:002014-07-02T13:05:49.021-07:00Niagara lifers!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There are about 50 gull species on Earth, and 21 of them have been observed in Niagara. Tens of thousands of gulls flock the river throughout the winter, and this gives birders the once in a lifetime chance to see rare species coming from all over North America. This December, I had the incredible opportunity to visit Niagara, and see some of the area's specialties.<br />
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I started out at the Sir Adam Beck hydroelectric plant. From the platform overlooking the reservoir, one sees so many gulls, it's almost impossible to see the water. The highlight was two Iceland Gulls, but I wasn't able to pick out much else from there. Next, I followed the river upstream to Dufferin Islands Park, which is located just west of the Falls. It wasn't a long walk to the water from there, and I had astounding luck to see the Red Phalarope and the late Purple Sandpiper that have been hanging around there that week!<br />
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The sandpiper was difficult to see in the distance, but the phalarope gave us amazing looks - it must have been only a few metres away from the lookout! I have only ever seen phalaropes on pelagic trips before, however it is completely different to be able to study them this closely. The phalarope proved to be quite the agitated bird always darting about and constantly fluttering everywhere. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Red Phalarope drawing</td></tr>
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As I was enjoying the snow-covered scenery, a fellow birder pointed out a pair of beautiful Black-legged Kittiwakes that were circling in and out of the mist just below the Falls. I was so thrilled.... This trip to Niagara certainly taught me there is a more beautiful side to the harsh Canadian winter that I am all too familiar with!
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dark-eyed Junco closed wing (above) and spread tail (below)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Junco's wing - upper-side (above) and underside (below)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Nighthawk specimen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gull's skull</td></tr>
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<br />CBirderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472104985161660227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937341444198204221.post-28831544337090181122014-07-02T11:03:00.002-07:002014-07-02T11:03:56.716-07:00Hog Island Nature<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Intertidal zone discovery: Crab claw</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lavender-coloured wildflower - yet to be identified</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Periwinkle snail - delicious when roasted just right!</td></tr>
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<br />CBirderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472104985161660227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937341444198204221.post-31157670756760152372014-07-02T08:33:00.001-07:002014-07-02T08:33:14.522-07:00Maine Seabird Sketches<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />CBirderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472104985161660227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937341444198204221.post-71500134313322568182014-07-02T07:54:00.000-07:002014-07-02T07:54:47.580-07:00BeeLast week during a walk with my dog, I found a poor little bumblebee lying on the sidewalk. Under close examination I realized it must have died just before I had come upon it. My curiosity took over me and I decided to sketch the cute pollinator.<br />
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CBirderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472104985161660227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937341444198204221.post-18979218046654306622014-05-05T18:04:00.000-07:002014-05-05T18:04:46.804-07:00Meeting Bird Artist and Author David Sibley<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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I had the wonderful opportunity to witness bird artist David
Sibley speak today at Point Pelee
National Park. Known for his nature
field guides, he is a keen observer and masterful with the paint brush. I
always cherished his Sibley Guide to Birds as an essential tool for my tricky
bird identifications, and I was very enthusiastic to finally meet him. In his
presentation, Sibley demonstrated the development of his skill as an artist
from age eight to the present. He explained that sketching from life is an important
way to familiarize yourself with birds and to improve your drawing abilities. He
admitted that keeping a field notebook requires much time, repetition, and
patience; however, it comes with many rewards. I found Sibley’s Northern
Hawk-Owl drawings especially memorable, which beautifully conveyed how practice
allows you to progress as an artist. David Sibley certainly inspired me to be
sketch birds more and to allow my drawing and observation skills to soar. I
sincerely hope that one day my sketches and paintings will attain David
Sibley’s level of proficiency.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Above is my sketch of a very cooperative Pine Warbler. I observed it on the DeLaurier Trail at Point Pelee National Park.</td></tr>
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CBirderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472104985161660227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937341444198204221.post-71943577503970168802014-04-27T09:03:00.000-07:002014-04-27T09:04:08.376-07:00Cool Spring Birds: The Red-winged Blackbird and the Northern Flicker<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Above is my sketch of a Red-winged Blackbird. The males of this species fiercely defend their territories during the
breeding season, spending more than a quarter of daylight hours in
territory defense. The Red-winged Blackbirds chase other males out of the territory and
attack nest predators, sometimes going after much larger animals,
including horses and people.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is my drawing of a Northern Flicker. They are fascinating birds: although they can climb up the trunks of trees and hammer on wood like
other woodpeckers, the Northern Flicker prefers to find food on the
ground. Ants are its main food, and the flicker digs in the dirt to find
them. It uses its long barbed tongue to lap up the ants.</span></td></tr>
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<br />CBirderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472104985161660227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937341444198204221.post-71600391590876175562013-11-10T17:21:00.000-08:002013-11-10T17:22:24.768-08:00Learning to draw from live observation at Peter Burke's workshop<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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CBirderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472104985161660227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937341444198204221.post-62501343267053623612013-03-27T16:58:00.001-07:002014-04-27T09:11:41.198-07:00Catching Up.... <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Least Tern - Plum Island, Massachusetts</td></tr>
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<br />CBirderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472104985161660227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937341444198204221.post-83794047568320991912012-09-08T20:49:00.001-07:002013-03-27T17:30:54.479-07:00Kingfisher of 27/06/12<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3hRjmDP4i95z3Fu7awxtLyhJNTT1FQTjIF64gMdHWXR3-1bKsrO_lfhKR-BQh0DVfy64wQ_jhByI3wnosJj9xSnYWQ_wcgeinBelrMAPpw3NRAYqlNjFq_VbM9qDKBUiZZYfHopZG2eW/s1600/12_BeltedKingfisher.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Belted Kingfisher Adult Female seen catching fish in Colonel Smith Samuel Park, Toronto, Ontario." border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3hRjmDP4i95z3Fu7awxtLyhJNTT1FQTjIF64gMdHWXR3-1bKsrO_lfhKR-BQh0DVfy64wQ_jhByI3wnosJj9xSnYWQ_wcgeinBelrMAPpw3NRAYqlNjFq_VbM9qDKBUiZZYfHopZG2eW/s320/12_BeltedKingfisher.jpg" title="Adult Female Belted Kingfisher" width="221" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult Female Belted Kingfisher - Colonel Smith Samuel Park, Ontario</td></tr>
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<br />CBirderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472104985161660227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937341444198204221.post-42345130219319398402012-09-04T17:35:00.000-07:002013-03-27T17:29:50.178-07:00Summer Birds of 25/06/12<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Rd5Psko1XGI-h_msuxjV0emKtAMbnvXh-uvKVZ70KTp5ObSN7AAr5Ul77Le8-jNa3h0jA0UdRP9FXUuPYUx0dhAqAAVDuBAAf8CkorYUBqX41W0kG0cUpsSLg9CLbIWyntS1-j-2nsbB/s1600/12_CommonTern.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Common Tern Adult seen flying along Lake Ontario shore in Colonel Smith Samuel Park" border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Rd5Psko1XGI-h_msuxjV0emKtAMbnvXh-uvKVZ70KTp5ObSN7AAr5Ul77Le8-jNa3h0jA0UdRP9FXUuPYUx0dhAqAAVDuBAAf8CkorYUBqX41W0kG0cUpsSLg9CLbIWyntS1-j-2nsbB/s320/12_CommonTern.jpg" title="Common Tern" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Tern - Colonel Smith Samuel Park, Ontario</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Killdeer - Rattray Marsh</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-necked Grebe - Lake Ontario shoreline</td></tr>
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<br />CBirderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00472104985161660227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937341444198204221.post-9807907398632566992012-09-04T11:56:00.001-07:002013-03-27T17:27:45.349-07:00Interesting Avians of 23/06/2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Acadian Flycatcher- Happy Valley, King Township</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult male Hooded Warbler - Happy Valley, King Township</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Winter Wren - Happy Valley, King Township</td></tr>
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