The Little Nuthatch
Nest No. 33, 34, + Dandelion Communitea art show.
Oh my, I have been so busy and things have just calmed down a bit so now I will be playing catch up and posting a lot. I have so many things to share. First off, I am currently showing my paintings at Dandelion Communitea in Orlando (Mills 50). The show is all my Bird Nest pieces. 13 pieces in all. These are some of my new pieces for the show... Blue Jay, Nest No. 33: Barn Swallow, Nest No. 34: If you are in the area, please check it out through the month of May! Makes a...
Spring warblers.
black and white warbler lake mills park northern parula yellow-rumped warbler
In addition to all the wonderful little chicks, Spring brings migration! Here are some from a morning at Lake Mills Park. Black and White Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Northern Parula
Shield plaques.
When I saw these shield shaped wooden plaques at the craft store I was in love. I bought them all, adhered watercolor paper to the front, and painted away. They are about 4"x5". Barred Owl Great Horned Owl Burrowing Owl Black Bear Black Cat Red Panda I am already working on more, and will be selling them at upcoming shows. Hope you like them as much as I do. Honestly, I'm not sure I can part with the owls!
Barred Owls.
Only a week in to Spring and here we have more babies! I was pretty psyched about finding two young Barred Owl unexpectedly. This was the first one I saw, waaaay up there in a tall tree... I was especially surprised to find the second one, in another tree, too hidden by leaves and shadows to bother with a photo. But so cute to view with binoculars! Then, I figured with two babies about, the parents could not be far off. I looked for a long time and eventually found one on the outskirts of the park. Majestic!
Egret nests.
We are fortunate to have a Great Egret rookery in a lovely little park in the middle of town. The park is in a neighborhood, with the majority of the nests being in a tree that is hanging over the road, and up against power lines. Sometimes, I'm just like, really birds? This is the best you could do? But whatever, now I get to enjoy them. The park also has a lot of nesting Anhinga, and I noticed one Great Blue Heron nest with chicks in it. The adult above is in all it's beauty of breeding colors and...