Watercolor study of bird eggs~

We had a stormy day with sleet & freezing rain~

It would get dark in the studio...

So I put a load of laundry in.

It would brighten up~ I would paint!

Dark again...

I would fold some clothes!

Just enough waves of light to finish my collection of bird eggs!

I cannot claim that they are scientifically accurate~

I can say they are based on notes I have taken through the years.

Based on 27 of my favorite birding books...

Based on sketches drawn from eggs found in our birdhouses~

Identifying the eggs by the birds that flew out!

Based on some sketches I have made at museums & nature centers.

I stopped climbing trees to look in nests for eggs~

The neighbors would be concerned if they saw that!

My husband would be concerned if he saw that!

Our son just returned home from a tour of the United Kingdom

with his high school select choir group.

He had an amazing time... wants to go as a family soon.

He told me I would LOVE the birds!

I know I would be captivated by it ALL~

They would be lovely tour guides!

I have listed a few of these in my Etsy shop...

Hope to add prints of my watercolors to the shop soon.

I will share about it here when I do!

Feathered friends hard at work...

Eastern Bluebirds are putting in long hours building the

perfect nest in one of our bluebird houses~

Our landscape is still rather dull so their brilliant blue

catches our attention as they dash about!

They love to perch in the tippy top of a baby maple tree!

Hope your day is filled with pleasant visits~