bird art

Short-eared owl Asio flammeus in heather

Scarlet macaw Ara macao pen and ink illustration with colour top wash.  Illustration from “The Hidden Universe” by Alex Antonelli.

Two Little stint Calidris minuta in summer plumage on shoreline

Little stint Calidris minuta in summer plumage

Blue tit cut to white

Robin cut to white

Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books).  Illustration shows an albatross above the wides with distinctive wide wing span and hooked book with tube nostrils.

  Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto pair on Copper beech

Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus on branch showing green grey back and yellowish chest.

Pied wagtail Montacilla alba with grass and stone

Pied wagtail Montacilla alba cut to white showing monochrome colours

Coastal Hay Meadow in Devon (Bentham).  Illustration shows idealised grassland scene with insects, birds, and wild flowers one would hope to see in a well managed coastal hay meadow.

Jackdaw Corvus monedula on post with licehn and barbed wire

Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs male showing slate blue head and pink chest

Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs in flight showing pinkish chest and blue grey head.

Yellow headed amazon parrot Amazona oratrix on perch with red epaulettes

Long tailed tits Aegithalos caudatus on hawthorn and bramble

Robin Erithacus rubecula perched on an old wooden post

House sparrow Passer domesticus.  Male in profile, pen and ink with colour wash

Tree sparrow Passer montanus Male diagram in pen and ink with colour wash

Gull Larus wing anatomy to show the feathers and markings

Gull Larus head anatomy simplified diagram to help show structures of note

Gull Larus in flight anatomy simplified to show structures of note in this family of seabirds

Gull Larus body anatomy showing features to look out for when the bird is at rest