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Hummingbird in the garden – Part 2 via TikTok [Video] (30 seconds)

November 5th, 2020 Comments off

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Hummingbird in the garden - Part 2 via TikTok [Video] (30 seconds)


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Hummingbird in the garden – Part 1 via TikTok [Video] (15 seconds)

November 4th, 2020 Comments off

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Hummingbird in the garden - Part 1 [Video] (15 seconds)


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Learn Something New: Nature journaling and conservation via MetaFilter

August 30th, 2020 Comments off
Nature journaling and conservation via MetaFilter
 
Nature journaling and conservation via MetaFilter
 

The John Muir Laws blog features lots of educational resources about nature journaling and sketching in a variety of mediums, intermixed with conservation information. Also offers resources for educators.

Some of the good stuff (a sample, there’s too much to link, the whole blog archive is a treasure trove)

5 minute landscape in watercolor pencil

How to draw: birds mammals plants

Step by step: watercolor iris in colored pencil, northern parula with watercolor

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Cooper’s Hawk (Accipter Cooper) in my back garden today [Video] [Photos]

August 15th, 2020 Comments off

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Audobon’s Birds of America art released as free, high-res downloads for printing via Boing Boing

August 14th, 2020 Comments off

The National Audubon Society has released all of John James Audubon’s magnificent watercolors from his classic work Birds of America (1827-1838) as free, high-resolution downloads for printing. The 435 life-size watercolors in the collection were “all reproduced from hand-engraved plates, and is considered to be the archetype of wildlife illustration.” Each image’s web page is accompanied by Audubon’s wonderful first-person descriptions of the animal.

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New Design: Into The Garden With These Birdhouse Products Exclusively From Douglas E. Welch Design and Photography [For Sale]

August 13th, 2020 Comments off

New Design: Into The Garden With These Birdhouse Products Exclusively From Douglas E. Welch Design and Photography [For Sale]

New Design: Into The Garden With These Birdhouse Products Exclusively From Douglas E. Welch Design and Photography [For Sale]

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Western Junco Pair In The Garden via Instagram

May 31st, 2020 Comments off

Western Junco Pair In The Garden

Western Junco Pair In The Garden via Instagram

These two have been hanging around for the last two weeks. Haven’t spotted any nest, though. Very friendly. Always seem to want to be in close proximity to us when we are in the garden.

From my Instagram Feed

Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Western North America, Fourth Edition (Revised)

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Bird and Butterfly Boxes Still Life via Instagram

March 5th, 2020 Comments off

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Bird and Butterfly Boxes Still Life via Instagram

Retired bird houses become an art piece in my garden.

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Bird and Butterfly Boxes Still Life via Instagram

March 2nd, 2020 Comments off

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Taiaroa Head Lighthouse with albatross nesting ground, Dunedin, New Zealand via My Instagram

March 5th, 2018 Comments off

Taiaroa Head Lighthouse with alabatross nesting ground, Dunedin, New Zealand via My Instagram

Taiaroa Head Lighthouse with albatross nesting ground, Dunedin, New Zealand

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