Birds of Illinois

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Drawing - Black Scoter PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 03 December 2007 06:54

black-scoter.jpg Every time I do a drawing I learn a lot about the anatomy of the subject I'm drawing. When you spend three hours studying a single bird, you learn a lot about subtle plumage patterns, facial expressions and the details of features such as the bill and eyes.

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Northern Shrike PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 16 November 2007 05:33

northern-shrike.jpgI found enough time to get another drawing done last night. I chose this Northern Shrike photo from a couple of weeks ago. This shrike was at the Hawkwatch site and seems now to be resident for the winter.

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Gray Saturday PDF Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 October 2007 20:17

ruby-throated-hummingbird.jpgI got up at 5:30AM this morning with every intention of going out and getting my photography fix. Forecast said sunny skies in the morning, turning overcast later in the day. Well I don't know what their idea of later was because it was gray at 5:30AM and stayed that way all day!

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