Juvenile Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus)

After quite a long absence from blogging I thought I would have a little spring clean and remove some of my old posts. This is one of the most recent illustrations I have been working on and is still a work in progress. After falling even more in love with these birds in Denmark late last year I felt inspired to work on some illustrations after slowly getting back into art. I hope to work on more Rough-legged illustrations in the forthcoming months as they are a species very close to my heart.

Juvenile Rough-legged Buzzard perched up on a hay stook  

ARTISTS IN FOCUS!

Please spare a bit of time to look at these Bird Artists Work.

It really is incredible stuff and both very inspirational indeed!

BILL MORTON

HOODOOCROW


RICHARD JOHNSON

RICHARD JOHNSON WILDLIFE ART FACEBOOK PAGE

WEBSITE (STITCHBIRD) of RICHARD JOHNSON

There is nothing better in my eyes than discovering new Wildlife/Bird Art from artists you have been following knowingly and unknowingly for a long while!

KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK GUYS and THANKYOU!

Artist in Focus: STARNINI LORENZO

This is pretty special stuff!, if you love photo-realism then you will love this!

STARNINI LORENZO (click on his name to see more where this came from)

THIS ARTWORK IS COPYRIGHT OF STARNINI LORENZO

ENOUGH SAID......

Artist in Focus: REN HATHWAY

TAKING CROSSHATCH TO NEW LEVELS!

I have always loved Ren Hathway's work and after finding his Website I am over the moon, as I'm sure you will be if you haven't already seen it!

Female Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis by REN HATHWAY

His shadow play is unsurpassed and his work in pen & ink and pencil is supreme

HIS WORK IS AS MEGA AS THE BIRDS HE ILLUSTRATES!

NEW FACEBOOK PAGE!

New Bird and Wildlife Art Facebook Page

Between Blog posts I thought I might create a facebook page dedicated to my Wildlife and Bird Art to upload bits and pieces that I'm working on. Also I hope to include things as well as other peoples artwork that inspire me in the world of Wildlife Art

Really hope you enjoy it, many thanks. Jack

North Sea Bird Migration Continued

I forgot to mention to checkout Natural Born Birder to see yet more amazing photos and info about migrants out in the north sea landing on man made super structures!.....WOW

I hope Julian Bell doesn't mind me borrowing a photo of his to advertise his website but i couldn't help but show it off...... doesn't get much more stunning than this!

Migrating Blackbird on the back deck of a vessel working near Sleipner B, Julian Bell March 2009

p.s The 1st winter Citrine Wagtail photo is a bit special!

North Sea Bird Club....WOW

For me there is nothing more mind blowing than bird migration!

I regularly sit awake in bed and count down the days until I will once again hear the the piercing 'srrri' of migrant Blackbirds rolling in off a drizzly north sea at Spurn.

For anyone who lives for those moments the North Sea Bird Club Website is for you and the pictures in the bird gallery speak volumes of how harsh a sea crossing must be and reinforces just how resilient birds are.

I think the reason why this website is so incredible is because we as land mammals only sea the birds leaving and arriving and rarely get to see what happens to them out there!

That's not to say we don't think about them out there but its hard for us to even imagine what they have to go through during their journey......its simply beyond our comprehension!

Female Blackcap May 2004 (Borrowed from North Sea Bird Club)

I have also attached some links to some Youtube videos of birds at sea that I found which i find truly amazing!...i just hope all the migrants re-orientated successfully

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1_aXZFZKeg (PrarieWarbler at Sea including a legend of a man giving it a drink, what a star!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrOe43-zGBQ (Asio Sp. at Sea, probable Short-eared Owl 500 Miles Out!!!!!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEm5sZ38Fls (Probable Yellow Warbler at sea?)

I also attached this one of what appears to be a White-throated Sparrow and can't get over why anyone would feel the need to scare a bird in general let alone at sea whereby it is seeking refuge on a boat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er_yPRUABwY