ROSE BREASTED GROSBEAK, PAIR

ROSE BREASTED GROSBEAK
FEMALE, MALE
MAY, 2015

COLD WEATHER TASTES

MAY 19, 2015 A MORNING WITH SNOW ON THE GROUND.

CAPE MAY WARBLERS AT THE HUMMINGBIRD FEEDER.

ROSE AND FRIENDS

Pine Siskens, Rose breasted Grosbeak, and Purple Finch
May 17, 2015
 

American Goldfinch

ONE COOL CUSTOMER

Ruby throat hummingbird arrived May 8th, 2015.

This morning, May 12th, we awoke to snow covered ground. It has since melted and the hummingbird has continued to come to the feeder so it survived just fine.

May 9, 2015

RUFFED GROUSE: GREY MORPH TAILS

May 10, 2015



May 10, 2015



May 10, 2015



May 10, 2015



May 10, 2015

RUFFED GROUSE: REJECTED SUITOR

I CAUGHT THIS FELLOW IN FULL CHARGE.
THE HEN WENT BETWEEN MY LEGS
AS THE MOST DIRECT RETREAT.

HE IS SETTLING DOWN TO NORMAL

EARLY MORNING DEER

The early over-cast light seems to wash-out the colouring. You can see by the shifting ears she depends on listening rather than looking. Her eyes may be focused on me but her ears were continually monitoring elsewhere.
These should be good subjects for drawing deer heads and foreshortening the body.

White-tail doe
May 3, 2015

May 3, 2015

May 3, 2015

Some whiskers showing. See how the eye stands out from the skull.

Whiskers more prominent.

A little more colour.

Ear forward.

Full body.

More of its back.

Interesting pose for line drawing of body.

TEN TAILS A-COURTING

RUFFED GROUSE
MAY 1, 2015

Ruffed Grouse, Grey Morph

Ruffed Grouse, Red Morph

Ruffed Grouse, Red Morph

Ruffed Grouse, dragging wings

Ruffed Grouse, the fan points toward the hen.

Ruffed Grouse

Ruffed Grouse

Now we are getting some action

Ruffed grouse

Back to square one.