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| A Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castenea) perched in a tree just above me along the boardwalk at Magee Marsh. |
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| ...field sketches of the Bay-breasted Warblers I saw while at Magee Marsh in Toledo, Ohio. |
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| ...more field sketches of Bay-breasted Warblers from the boardwalk. |
Last Sunday I went back through my sketchbook looking for a few sketches to paint. I liked a few of the Bay-breasted Warbler drawings, so I grabbed my watercolors and headed outside on the deck. Matty had mentioned earlier that he liked the two sketches of the bird looking up, so I made sure I painted them. It was gorgeous outside--warm but not too hot (not like today and yesterday's 101 degrees F), and two Cedar Waxwings were overhead in the mulberry trees trilling and buzzing and chirruping in their special way. Listening to the birds while painting was nice. I even heard a Bobwhite (which is incredibly rare for our neighborhood. I haven't heard one since 1992!! 1992!!! The Bobwhite called out his name six separate times before moving on. I even called Rick out to listen. It was so awesome to hear the Bobwhite's call. Growing up, I heard it all the time.). In all, I did three quick watercolors of a Bay-breasted Warbler...
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| Painting 229. Bay-breasted Warbler above me... (watercolor, hot-pressed paper -- this is Matty's favorite painting) |
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| Painting 228. Bay-breasted Warbler watercolor sketch... (watercolor, cold-pressed paper) |
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| Painting 227. Bay-breasted Warbler, side view... (watercolor, cold-pressed paper) |
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I did these paintings for my monthly contribution to the Birding is Fun! blog, so you'll find a similar post there.
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