We had some swallows using this nest but only for a short while. There were no baby birds in it this year.

We had some swallows using this nest but only for a short while. There were no baby birds in it this year.

A dove nest in our burr oak tree. It was already abandoned when I photographed it; I didn’t bother any birds.

Day 26 of the 2018 Direct Watercolor Challenge: a duckling, from the book The Chinese Brush Painting Bible by Jane Dwight.

#30x30DirectWatercolorChallenge2018 Day 26
Day 25 of the 2018 Direct Watercolor Challenge: a duck figurine. I intended to paint the whole duck but I ran out of room on my 5×7-inch watercolor paper. That’s another thing that happens when you don’t sketch the subject first. Oh, well, better luck next time.

Like Herding Cats
It’s impossible
Keeping them all together
Just like herding cats

Black-bellied whistling tree ducks, parent and chicks