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thewaterbirds·6 days agoPhoto

#0062 - Loggerhead Shrike

He ended up a bit dark, but I’m willing to overlook it because I love his “come fight me” stare.

#watercolor, #animalwatercolor, #animal illustration, #birdwatching, #birdart

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#0061 - Laughing Gull

I love his feet so much.

#birds, #seagull, #watercolour illustration, #watercolor beginner, #nature illustration

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I think my flock of bird decals on the shop is at a good place. All profits go to bird conservation groups.

#birds, #stickers, #decals, #etsyartist, #birdwatching

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thewaterbirds·16 days agoPhoto

#0060 - Eastern Whip-poor-will

Grew up hearing these guys in the woods around my house on summer nights while we were outside chasing the bugs.

#watercolor, #birds, #birdart, #birdwatching, #traditional art

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thewaterbirds·18 days agoPhoto

#0059 - Brown Thrasher

These guys make “smack” calls, because they’re awesome.

#bird, #birdart, #watercolor, #birdwatching, #birdwatercolor, #animal illustration

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thewaterbirds·23 days agoPhoto

#0058 - American Crow

You can tell that it’s not a Fish Crow because of the voice and things.

#watercolour illustration, #bird illustration, #bird, #birds, #backyard birds

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#0057 - Prothonotary Warbler

So yellow. So bright.

#bird, #birdart, #birds, #native birds, #wildlife, #art

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#0056 - Rose-breasted Grosbeak

I love his spots. It also looks like he just got back from the great bird wars.

#animal art, #bird watching, #watercolour illustration, #nature illustration, #birdwatercolor

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#0055 - Florida Scrub Jay

I really love corvids.

#corvids, #corvid, #backyard birds, #native birds, #bird art

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#0054 - Wild Turkey

By special request of some friends of mine in the wildlife department of the university where I work. Tried to get those iridescent feathers with the watercolor. Gobble.

#turkey, #birdwatching, #watercolour illustration, #nature illustration, #illustration

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#0053 - Osprey

Sorry Mr. Fish.

#birds, #bird, #watercolour illustration, #watercolour art, #watercolor

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#0052 - Western Kingbird

So the Eastern Kingbird was one of my favorite first birds that I painted. I actually love this guy’s mottling on top with the colors. Never quite sure how that’s going to end up with the paints.

#bird watching, #birds, #birdwatercolor, #watercolour illustration, #bird illustration

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#0051 - Red-winged Blackbird

The males for these guys are so easy to spot in the neighborhood. The females on the other hand…

#birds, #birdlr, #bird, #watercolour illustration, #nature illustration, #bird illustration

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thewaterbirds·2 months agoPhoto

#0050 - Wood Duck

So a few months ago, I attempted a Wood Duck and I may have said that I would never ever do another Wood Duck. Well, here we are. It’s gone slightly better this time.

Also, number 50! Woo! Is this where I mention that I have the Etsy shop up and running? Huzzah. It all goes to bird conservation.

#wood duck, #ducks, #birdwatercolor, #birdart, #animal illustration

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#0049 - Dark-eyed Junco

Yeah, let me be honest. There’s, what feels like, a million variants of these guys and I am not painting (or fitting!) them all right now. So I went with the one that I see here in Louisiana. If your local Junco looks different, I sincerely apologize.

#animal illustration, #watercolor illustration, #watercolor, #birdart, #birds

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#0048 - Cattle Egret

The breeding cattle egret is definitely strutting over to the club.

#birdlovers, #traditional illustration, #illustration, #nature, #backyard birds

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thewaterbirds·2 months agoPhoto

#0047 - Mountain Quail

Quail are adorable and I love them.

#birdart, #bird, #birds, #north american birds, #bird watching, #watercolour illustration

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#0046 - Great Egret

I love these guys here in the gulf. I wasn’t sure how to best paint this guy, given that he’s basically just a lot of white feathers, but I actually love him so much. If you have any concerns about his neck, check out some google images of these guys. Those necks are everywhere!

#birding, #watercolor, #birdart, #birdwatching, #birds, #watercolour illustration, #nature illustration, #bird illustration

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#0045 - California Condor

These guys are such an amazing success story. I’ve had the fantastic opportunity to see them in the wild flying around Pinnacles National Park, which was so awesome.

#condor, #california condor, #california wildlife, #wildlife, #birds, #watercolor

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thewaterbirds·2 months agoPhoto

#0044 - Black-Chinned Hummingbird

We don’t get these down here on the Gulf, but hummers are always adorable (and deadly when they get territorial about their feeders!). It’s fun painting these guys, because they end up larger than life size in my book. Definitely a step up from my first hummingbirds at the start of this!!

#hummingbirds, #native birds, #bird watching, #watercolour illustration, #bird illustration

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