The Little Nuthatch

Continuing to paint all the birds from the MINWR list, I finished the ducks!! I feel like the ducks are one of the easier families to identify. I was thrilled this week when I saw some birds from far away but knew they were Northern Shoveler's, and could tell a Ring-necked Duck from a Lesser Scaup. Now, not to boast because there are a couple ducks I saw out there last weekend that I still need to place, and even for the Shoveler (which is an easy one) I had to check the book to be sure. But I am...

On my last day in the North Carolina, the peach tree started to blossom. Spring looks like it's going to be beautiful there! I wish I was going to be there to see it. Not to be too sad though, instead I will be enjoying the beach and the birds back home in Florida. Yep, there's beauty everywhere! That is an Eastern Phoebe I caught down by the river. Not too many birds down there, but there were some ducks on the river bank. I was trying to inch closer and they left in a rush as soon as they...

On my last day in the North Carolina, the peach tree started to blossom. Spring looks like it's going to be beautiful there! I wish I was going to be there to see it. Not to be too sad though, instead I will be enjoying the beach and the birds back home in Florida. Yep, there's beauty everywhere! That is an Eastern Phoebe I caught down by the river. Not too many birds down there, but there were some ducks on the river bank. I was trying to inch closer and they left in a rush as soon as they...

I got home from North Carolina last night but I have a  lot more photos to go through. Here are a few more. Carolina Wren. There are cows across the street, they have 5 calves and are so adorable to watch! This is why I am a vegetarian. Carolina Chickadee.

Here are some photos from the Botanical Gardens of Asheville (at UNCA).