21 August 09
Nuttall's Woodpecker, again
I tried to draw the lazuli bunting that landed in the almond tree this morning, but it flew, chased off by a Western wood-peewee, which I also failed to sketch. So here is a Nuttall’s woodpecker which stayed at least long enough to get a good handle on the shape, then returned for a better study of feathers and markings. I love Nuttall’s. They’re cheery little things.
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