9 March 08

Bushtit

bushtit, watercolor and colored pencil We went out this morning and I saw a bushtit gathering spiderwebs for its nest. There was another one this afternoon doing the same thing, but this time I had my paints.

They are restless, tiny creatures that are tricky to see well. I never got a good look at the head. Realized it needed to be grayer so I added some gray in colored pencil afterwards…

Posted by at 05:30 PM in Bird of the Day | Link |

  1. Sounds like a cool bird!


    — Dave    10. March 2008, 09:14    Link

  2. “Gathering spiderwebs for its nest”...that just sounds so magical and adorable! (well, maybe not for the poor spiders who might have their webs vandalized)


    — Teresa    10. March 2008, 10:54    Link

  3. Teresa: I have a bushtit nest; it’s a long hanging pendulous thing like an orioles, woven from spiderwebs adorned with lichen. I’ll see if I can sketch it.

    The spiders make new webs every day!


    — Pica    10. March 2008, 14:11    Link

  4. That’d be wonderful! I’d love to see it. Thanks!


    — Teresa    11. March 2008, 17:14    Link

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