Nicely, the final submit from California is right here. Despite the fact that I used to be there for only one,5 months I do really feel like I had fairly the chance to go round and discover this lovely state. Moreover working with birds on the Palomarin Discipline Station in Marin county I had the possibility to go to Sierra Valley, Massive Sur, Lassen NP, Humboldt county, and do loads of exploring round Level Reyes Nationwide Seashore. And naturally the drives to all these locations have been accompanied with loads of stops alongside the best way and lots of, many lovely sights and extraordinary birds. Couldn’t have requested for extra! 140 new life birds for me on this journey… nonetheless can’t wrap my head round that:)
This text goes to be a tad totally different. Earlier than writing I used to be considering of a approach how might I showcase all of the superb birds that I noticed, and eventually considered a approach. For about 4 years now I’ve been actively documenting my observations with a sketchbook in hand. I’ve discovered that by observing birds and sketching them I’m seeing extra. I’ve been taking lots of photographs previously however though that was enjoyable I’d all the time simply take a photograph of the chook say “test” and transfer on. Nevertheless, once I’m armed with a sketchbook, pencil and a few watercolours, I’ve to cease, floor myself and actually observe the chook with the intention to sketch it proper. I’m spending extra time simply wanting on the chook and in these moments I’ve observed behaviours, colors, habitats and particulars I wouldn’t have noticed with in any other case. Though, I’ve to confess that I used to be having a bit tougher time with that in California. Simply because all the pieces is new and there are new lifers flying left and proper it was exhausting to maintain my head down, centered on the sketchbook. However I did handle to gather sufficient attention-grabbing chook shapes, colors and behavior sketches and I’m content material with that.
So this submit might be virtually purely visible as I’d prefer to put my sketches right here and hopefully you get pleasure from it and possibly it evokes you to generally simply sit down and spend an prolonged time frame observing only one chook. Belief me, you can be amazed by their fascinating lives and even in case you are the so referred to as “lister” (which I completely am however I handle to mix that with being an “observer”) and suppose that you just already love birds, you’ll turn into obsessed.
That’s it! Moreover these sketches I took a bunch of notes in a smaller pocket book and recorded a few songs and calls of the Golden states birds. All of those sketches have been executed within the area and by paying shut consideration to those avians. I hope that you just loved this little sketchbook tour and please do let me know if in case you have any feedback, questions or insights. I all the time love to speak and introduce individuals to drawing birds as I’ve discovered that it’s what works the perfect for me:)