H is for Harlequin

Or Histrionicus histrionicus, whichever you prefer.

Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus), digital sketch

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H is for Harlot?

Have you ever been identified as a harlot?

It has been a year of firsts. It is the first time I have had the nerve to travel extensively alone. I have been back and forth across the country three times, to bird and to work from specimens at a number of institutions. I made my first trips to bird Central America. It is the first year I have spent learning how to draw birds. I can now add the first time I have knowingly been called a harlot. (more…)

Posted in: Futility, Rants, Road Trip | by Catherine 33 Comments

Rufous-crowned Sparrows

Early morning, in the canyon again. (more…)

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Beanee Weenee for Dinner Tonight

But I broke my plastic spoon. So I’m making a drawing instead.

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