11/24/21 Female Northern flicker
Ever since the fun we had all summer feeding peanuts to the Steller’s jays, I haven’t been sketching birds much. We still enjoy watching
them at our feeders, though. One cold, dreary afternoon, I filled my teacup and
then walked over to the kitchen window. A female flicker, puffed up against the
cold, was resting on the fence. She gave me a leisurely three or four minutes to
capture her fat form. I love the sliver of the red-orange shaft showing under a
wing.
Challenging self to draw nature every day. Bird-a-day, as well as other topics. My subjects are in my backyard, mostly. Age forces me to be more reclusive (quarantine perpetually, actually! ) So sketching is a powerful expression of the other powerful 'language': the lines we make, colors we choose, the documenting of the possible!
ReplyDeleteI'm so fortunate to have a convenient window that faces a spot where birds like to be! :-)
DeleteI don't think I could see well enough to capture these birds as well as you do. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joan! The fence is close enough that I can see most birds fairly well from the window!
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