The Studio is now the kitchen. Even if the barn had heat, the bird feeder in all this snow would be holding me fast at the window. Each time I sit, something marvelous happens despite the invariable slow starts. Yesterday I had a flicker- very unusual- and today- amazingly a hawk strike! It went after I'm sure one of the small birds and landed in the old kitty cage- yes- that one of the cat painting on my Facebook page- Was gone too fast to identify but I'm drawing up what I can remember.
The little drawings in the foreground are on a sheet in my Wildlife Folio, my series of sketches of the wildlife all around me. I started it last year, and it is important because if I've drawn something quickly I can go back to them to see if colors, markings and such things are falling correctly on the animals.
I think a bird log is in order here. I'll set it up as part of this blog. First entry is one from the other night.
Bird log, January 28 - Dusk
Owl- first sighting for this year. Flying before me towards the end of the road- white, very long wingspan. Went to the top of the famous Snowy owl pole, then across to the marsh when I got out of the car- don't do that!
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