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Crimson-fronted Parakeet (Psittacara finschi)

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Jan 182 min read

Crimson-fronted Parakeet (Psittacara finschi)

I first made acquaintance with this species in San Torte, then a tiny community in Altamira Province, near the border with Nicaragua, on...

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American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos); Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)

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Jan 183 min read

American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos); Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)

This small study of a couple of American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) was done for fun, experimenting with colors and...

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Jan 182 min read

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

This life-size oil painting shows the subspecies of Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis borealis, that is found throughout most of eastern...

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Jan 183 min read

Kildeer (Charadrius vociferus)

Most of my elementary school days, in the 1950s, were spent at North Preparatory, Toronto, north of Chaplin Crescent, North Forest Hill,...

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Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)

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Aug 28, 20233 min read

Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)

Older books place this species, whose primary range is confined to North America, in the “catch-all” genus “Larus” in company with many...

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Aug 28, 20232 min read

Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)

My back door opens onto a wooden deck with lattice roof and sides, but opening into a yard full of trees and bushes and backing onto a...

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Aug 28, 20233 min read

Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)

The Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) is rather drab of color, but elegant of form and graceful contours and delicacy of pattern. It...

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Aug 28, 20233 min read

Whooping Crane (Grus americana)

The Whooping Crane (Grus americana) is North America’s tallest bird, standing a little over five feet (about 1.6 meters) in height. Years...

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May 29, 20233 min read

Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)

The Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) breeds throughout most of temperate and the more southern parts of the boreal regions of North...

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May 29, 20233 min read

The Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)

The Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) is found on both sides of the northern half of the North Atlantic. Its scientific name translates...

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Turquoise Tanager (Tangara mexicana) subspecies, plus Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii)

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May 29, 20232 min read

Turquoise Tanager (Tangara mexicana) subspecies, plus Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii)

This painting of four subspecies of the Turquoise Tanager (Tangara mexicana) channels my inner child. That’s because my childhood...

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Hooded Merganser; Eastern Meadowlark; Willet; Lark Sparrow

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May 29, 20232 min read

Hooded Merganser; Eastern Meadowlark; Willet; Lark Sparrow

Here are four paintings done over the last four or five years but not previously posted to my list, of well-known North American bird...

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Labrador Duck (Camptorhynchus labradorius)

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May 29, 20233 min read

Labrador Duck (Camptorhynchus labradorius)

The Labrador Duck (Camptorhynchus labradorius), native to the northeast coast of North America, has been extinct since sometime late in...

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May 29, 20232 min read

Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)

The Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) has the most limited range, and smallest population, of any North American species of heron. It was...

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Common Raven (Corvus corax) and the abandoned house on 9th Line

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May 29, 20233 min read

Common Raven (Corvus corax) and the abandoned house on 9th Line

This painting is very different from the vast majority of my works. It does include a Common Raven (Corvus corax), but in the distance,...

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Tennessee warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina)

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May 29, 20233 min read

Tennessee warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina)

The Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) can certainly be seen in Tennessee spring and fall, as well as in all the other eastern...

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The Union Island Gecko (Gonatodes daudini)

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Feb 3, 20234 min read

The Union Island Gecko (Gonatodes daudini)

Tiny Lizard a Conservation Success Story Union Island is a small island (about 9 km 2 ) in the Caribbean Ocean. In one tiny part of it, a...

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Jan 30, 20233 min read

Vaquita (Phocoena sinus)

The group of mammals that includes whales, dolphins and porpoises is call Cetacea, and the subject of my recent oil painting is the...

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Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotos)

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Jan 25, 20232 min read

Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotos)

The Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotos) is distributed throughout many parts of Africa, mostly in arid, open country. Sadly, they...

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Nibbling at the Edges of Why Polar Bears are in Sharp Decline

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Jan 16, 202312 min read

Nibbling at the Edges of Why Polar Bears are in Sharp Decline

The masses have never thirsted after truth. They turn aside from the evidence that is not to their taste, preferring to deify error, if...

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