bird painting

Pearly eyed thrasher Margarops fuscatus completed for UKOTCF Montserrat

Hooded crow Corvus cornix showing distinctive colouring

Carrion crow Corvus corone showing large bill and glossy black feathers

Carrion crow Corvus corone with crows in flight behind

Male Pied flycatcher in amongst leaves of the English oak Quercus robur

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

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

House sparrow Passes domesticus Female pen and ink diagram with watercolour top wash

House sparrow Passer domesticus male perching on a branch with rosehips.

Coal Tit Periparus ater perched on a branch with several lichen species

Barn swallow Hirundo rustica in flight, seen from below, with a small insect in its beak

Barn swallow Hirundo rustica viewed from above with small insect in its beak