Bird Feeder, Sketch 142

Posted on June 20, 2015 by treshabarger

That’s supposed to be two white wing doves on top of it.

Sketch 142: Bird Feeder.

Blue Rooster, Sketch 141

Posted on June 19, 2015 by treshabarger

I brought my sketch pad with me on a day trip to Giddings with a friend, but by mid-afternoon I had still not sketched anything. I saw this rooster across the street from the parking lot in Bastrop and moseyed on over. The shop is Bluwr Myles (and no, that is not misspelled). Lu, the owner, was very nice and after I finished my sketch (6 minutes!), I wandered around her shop and we chatted. I’ll definitely return to her shop soon.

Blue Rooster at Bluwr Myles

Sketch 141: Blue Rooster at Bluwr Myles in Bastrop, Texas

Vivid: Weekly Photo Challenge

Posted on June 10, 2015 by treshabarger

At Mayfield Nature Preserve, Austin, Texas

Weekly Photo Challenge: Vivid

Baby Bird Watch, Days 9 & 1

Posted on May 28, 2015 by treshabarger

The Mockingbird nest is empty. I can hear the shrill call of the baby birds; they are hidden somewhere in the Mesquite trees or in the knee-high grass.

Empty Mockingbird nest

Now we have a Mallard hen hanging out underneath a larger Italian Stone Pine tree. Maybe she is nesting. Today is Day 1 on her watch, so we’ll see.

Mallard hen (looking at her back), maybe on a nest of eggs

Baby Bird Watch: Days 9 & 1

Baby Bird Watch, Days 7 & 8

Posted on May 27, 2015 by treshabarger

Day 7 Afternoon

Third baby bird

I decided to photograph the empty Mockingbird nest but found it occupied! That made three baby birds, again. I could see two in the Mesquite tree and one in the Italian Stone Pine tree.