Feathers are apparently a theme this summer! Ok, I’ve only found my second so far, but that’s two more than I have found in the past 4 years here, so I would say that would count. Perhaps the birds would like me to expand my subject matter 🙂
This most recent find was on our front porch when I went out to water my hanging baskets this morning. It is about 2.5 inches long and 1/2 inch wide. It has a smoky taupe color with two dark brown patches on it. The downy bits at the bottom are a lighter gray with a bit of the browner/taupe color here and there.
I attempted to do a quick drawing in ink, so I think that overall, my drawing is darker than the feather itself, but I wanted to try out the line work. Because the feather is so small, I might have been better off sticking just with very sharp colored pencils, or graphite.
I added some colored pencil on top of the pen to get a sense of the colors.
I am not entirely sure what bird this came from – any ideas? We have several small birds that hang out around our porch, but I am not sure if they are sparrows or wrens or something else?
Hope you enjoy this most recent find!
Hi. I like how the drawing ended. Greetings.
Thank you Guillermo!Carol
Mockingbirds are year round visitors to my Texas garden. Looks familiar to those.Cynthia CPadilla, Nature Sketching Workshop/Retreats Internationally: http://fruitflowerinsect.blogspot.com/