The Art of the Bird

"I Saw a Bird" Series, in which @echoes_of_mary and I make birds out of secondhand saw blades! Hooded mergansers are gorgeous, but I really feel like the understated female is my favorite. She has confidence and great hair. I love her. This odd duck will be with us for FWA Dealer's table B-2.

i really wanna make a grumpy baby birds sticker set lol

2020.11.26

ポケモン：ポリゴン2

2026/07/12

June 25, 2026 - Dickinson's Kestrel (Falco dickinsoni) These kestrels are found in open savannas in parts of central, eastern, and southern Africa. Usually hunting from a perch, they eat small birds, lizards, insects and other invertebrates, small snakes, rodents, frogs, and bats. They are attracted to bushfires, hunting small birds and insects as they flee. Laying their eggs from July to December, they nest in scrapes in cavities in large trees, palm stumps, or old Hamerkop nests. Females lay clutches of two or three eggs and do most of the incubation while males bring them food. Though males initially bring food for the chicks, both parents later hunt.

hosted by @migratorymay and @nt.lukas

Silhouette

Conflict

A goofy little mourning dove, sculpted from cheap clay and painted with acrylic paint. It's about the size of an egg.

2020.12.8

View more in Biodiversity Heritage Library with thanks to @smithsonianlibrariesfor digitizing.

Shoebill sketch.