Thursday October 24, 2024

Birdtober Day 24: Gimme Shelter

pen and wash drawings of an Anna's hummingbird restlessly moving perches as it cools down before dusk

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Wednesday October 23, 2024

Birdtober Day 23: Eyes

pen and wash drawing of an Anna's hummingbird face-on

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Tuesday October 22, 2024

Birdtober Day 22: More on Hovering

pen and wash drawing of a hummingbird hovering with arrows showing figure-8 movement instead of straight up and down of hovering kestrel

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Tuesday October 22, 2024

Birdtober Day 21: Feeders

pen and wash drawing of two hummingbirds at a feeder

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Sunday October 20, 2024

Birdtober Day 20: Courtship Season Getting Underway

drawing of male Anna's hummingbird that chases a female who disappears into the bushes, male stops at a flower

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Saturday October 19, 2024

Birdtober Day 19: Approaching and Leaving a Food Source

!https://www.magpienest.org/images/1768 (pen and wash drawing of Anna’s hummingbird jerkily approaching a flower but when done, directly speeding away from it).jpg!

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Friday October 18, 2024

Birdtober Day 18: A Windy Day

sketches of Anna's Hummingbirds perched in a tangerine tree

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Thursday October 17, 2024

Birdtober Day 17: Young Male in Moult

pen and wash sketch of a young male Anna's hummingbird in flight and perched. Magenta crown and throat feathers coming in.

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Wednesday October 16, 2024

Birdtober Day 16: Rain!

drawing of an Anna's hummingbird quivering and shaking in the falling raindrops

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Tuesday October 15, 2024

Birdtober Day 15: More Blind Contour Drawings

pen drawings of multiple Anna's hummingbirds without looking

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