The Square Odds – February Have I mentioned that birds are messy? Birds are ridiculously messy. They toss seeds all over the place and poop on top of them. Then, they eat them anyway. They seem to have absolutely no… Read More ›
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
SQUARE ODDS – A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK AND A SUNFLOWER SEED
The Square Odds – February Whether it’s a drawing or a photograph, this young Rose-Breasted Grosbeak makes me laugh. Those hooded eyes, the seed hanging out of his mouth. And of course, he is a baby with even more mottled… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 11 – A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
I seem to have come a ways since my first drawings. That’s good. If they weren’t getting better, there would be no point in continuing my “artistic career.” This is one of my favorite feathered pals, the Rose-Breasted Grosbeak. It… Read More ›
FEBRURARY SQUARES – ODD BIRDS
The Square Odds I’m not sure if anything I’ve got is odd. I’m not sure that everything I’ve got isn’t odd. Given the past couple of years, I’m not sure that anything is odd unless everything is odd or weird… Read More ›
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
What a klutzy name for a beautiful garden bird! Sometimes, I call these “flag birds” because in some light, the black looks dark blue and with the red bib with random white patches on a dark blue background, they become… Read More ›
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS
These are not birds everyone gets to see in their backyard. In fact they don’t live everywhere and they can be quite scarce. We got lucky. They nest here. I’m sure it has something to do with the food. Our… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 86 – A ROSE & 2 BIRDS
FIRST SUCCESSFUL ROSE AND TWO IMPERFECT BIRDS I have had a really hard time drawing a rose that looked like a rose. This annoyed me because I’m pretty good with flowers, even complicated flowers. But for some reason, roses with… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 76 – ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
This is one of my favorite birds. Not only is he beautiful, he’s artistic. I often think he looks like a flag. The random white patches on his dark wings — either dark navy or black — look like stars… Read More ›
SQUARE ODDS – HOW TO EAT SEEDS. LESSONS FROM A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
The Square Odds – February 2022 Have I mentioned that birds are messy? Birds are ridiculously messy. They toss seeds all over the place and poop on top of them. Then, they eat them anyway. They seem to have absolutely… Read More ›
SQUARE ODDS – A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK AND A SUNFLOWER SEED
The Square Odds – February 2022 Whether it’s a drawing or a photograph, this young Rose-Breasted Grosbeak makes me laugh. Those hooded eyes, the seed hanging out of his mouth. And of course, he is a baby with even more… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 11 – A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
I seem to have come a ways since my first drawings. That’s good. If they weren’t getting better, there would be no point in continuing my “artistic career.” This is one of my favorite feathered pals, the Rose-Breasted Grosbeak. It… Read More ›
FLEDGLIING ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
Most baby animals are cute. Well, at least the furry one are. Birds, on the other hand, have some of the most hilariously ugly babies I’ve ever seen. This is a very young Rose-Breasted Grosbeak. In one of these pictures,… Read More ›