Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Day 5: Osprey
11x14, mechanical pencil on sketch paper.
I feel I did not do this bird justice with this drawing. Ospreys are all about the wings - huge wingspan! - and I ran out of room on my sketchpad. Maybe I will go back and re-try this one again some day when I have more time.
Ospreys must be one of the most entertaining birds of prey to watch, as they kite above the water and dive down and snatch up their victims in their long talons. I can't believe I lived 40 years of my life not seeing them, or, if I did, assuming they were "hawks" and not taking the time to observe them. Of course, I pretty much ignored all birds, in general, until my husband started getting into Peregrin falcons with his 4th graders during a lesson one year, and then we were hooked. Amazing how fast and easy it is to become a bird nerd! I liken it to Easter egg hunting: it is always fun to go outside and be surprised at what you might find hidden in nature's landscape.
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