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Bird Art # 13

BIRD ART # 13

Seagull – Sketch – Compacted graphite on drawing paper, 5×5

Artwork © H.J. Ruiz -Avian 101

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Mute Swans are graceful birds, great swimmers and are a beautiful asset for any lake or pond. There’s no doubt of their popularity when it comes to inspiration for ballet music and choreography or romantic stories and art media.

I for one love the graceful mannerisms and stylized figure of these birds.

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Text and photographs © H.J. Ruiz – Avian 101

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What’s Next?

Day by day I notice the amount of birds coming to my backyard has begun to decrease at faster rate. Of course I’m aware of the season to be over and it’s time for migration away from the colder days that will come during the winter, I’m just trying to make a point.

If I were to rate this past summer, I’d rate it to be good. Why? Because I saw an abundance of birds which regardless of the heat wave that we had to bear, the birds were present in larger groups than previous years.

Not so much as great variety of birds instead, as greater numbers of the ones visiting my feeders.

In general I feel satisfied with the outcome of my backyard’s set up and the photographic product for my daily blogging.

Let’s hope that next spring be prolific and generous with respect of avians of all kinds.

If I do not find the opportunity to go to other locations then my post will have to be mostly based on my photo archives and rely on photos from the past season/s.

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Northern Cardinal (F)

Carolina Chickadee

Northern Cardinal (M)

Northern Mockingbird

Getting windy! Mourning Dove

Text and photographs © H.J. Ruiz

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Family and Avians

At this time, the avian population in my backyard has dropped considerably. The Mourning Doves are practically taking over the feeders and occasionally a C.Chickadee or N. Cardinal stop by for a few minutes at the feeders and then leave. This morning I saw two N. Mockingbirds in the front lawn of my house and that’s about it.

Once in a while I hear Canada Geese flying by or the shadow casted by a Cooper’s Hawk which leads me to see him flying high and then perching on top of tall pines in the distance.

Lately, I’ve been posting about my outdoor trips I made in company of my wife Lucy and my grandson Tyler. We did have a great time and served as good exercise for Tyler as well as for us. Tyler is 2 years 4 months old and is growing very fast and we are getting older! I’m totally convinced that any outdoors activities are beneficial to our body.

I’m posting some pictures from a couple of our outdoor activities.

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