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My name is Pica. I live in Davis, California and I have another blog, Feathers of Hope, which I keep with my partner Numenius, and which isn't primarily about sketching birds. My ABA list stands at 697 702, which seems a fine time to start sketching birds instead of spending a fortune on a camera and lenses to start photographing them all... The first post from August 2007, detailing all this, can be found here.

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17 September 11

1. Oooh, I love this one! You perfectly capture the expression and “mood” that green herons have when stalking.

   
   
   — Lorianne    17. September 2011, 17:29    Link

2. Love this! A very impressive and expressive watercolor!

   
   
   — Bill    18. September 2011, 18:33    Link

3. Thanks, Lorianne. Bill, welcome, and thank you! I’m still getting comfortable with watercolor and really happy with how this one turned out…

   
   
   — Pica    19. September 2011, 15:04    Link

4. This one’s really great – maybe you could turn it into greetings cards for a Yolo Audubon fundraiser?

   
   
   — rjhall    20. September 2011, 04:59    Link

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