Like Herding Cats
It’s impossible
Keeping them all together
Just like herding cats
Black-bellied whistling tree ducks, parent and chicks
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Tag Archives: Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Mammal and Bird Illustrations
Our homework assignment for Week 5 in the Natural History Illustration 101 course was to submit an outline sketch of a mammal and to provide a few sketches of a bird. I chose these two subjects because I have good photographs of them.
Dama Gazelle, from Africa
Black-bellied whistling tree duck
Ducks at Dawn
When I went out to photograph the sunrise, I heard some ducks on the pond. The black-bellied whistling tree ducks objected to my presence and took flight.
The mallards, however, decided I was harmless and stayed around.
Tree Ducks in a Tree
Black-bellied whistling tree ducks in a tree near our pond.
Tree Ducks in Flight
Four black-bellied whistling tree ducks in flight over our front yard.
Photographing birds in flight is not one of my strong points; not all of them are in focus.
