Effectively, the final submit from California is right here. Though I used to be there for only one,5 months I do really feel like I had fairly the chance to go round and discover this lovely state. Moreover working with birds on the Palomarin Area Station in Marin county I had the prospect to go to Sierra Valley, Massive Sur, Lassen NP, Humboldt county, and do loads of exploring round Level Reyes Nationwide Seashore. And naturally the drives to all these locations had been accompanied with loads of stops alongside the way in which and lots of, many lovely sights and extraordinary birds. Couldn’t have requested for extra! 140 new life birds for me on this journey… nonetheless can’t wrap my head round that:)
This text goes to be a tad completely different. Earlier than writing I used to be considering of a manner how may I showcase all of the superb birds that I noticed, and at last considered a manner. For about 4 years now I’ve been actively documenting my observations with a sketchbook in hand. I’ve discovered that by observing birds and sketching them I’m seeing extra. I’ve been taking lots of photographs up to now however although that was enjoyable I’d at all times simply take a photograph of the fowl say “verify” and transfer on. Nevertheless, after I’m armed with a sketchbook, pencil and a few watercolours, I’ve to cease, floor myself and actually observe the fowl with the intention to sketch it proper. I’m spending extra time simply wanting on the fowl and in these moments I’ve seen behaviours, colors, habitats and particulars I wouldn’t have noticed with in any other case. Though, I’ve to confess that I used to be having a bit more durable time with that in California. Simply because the whole lot is new and there are new lifers flying left and proper it was exhausting to maintain my head down, targeted on the sketchbook. However I did handle to gather sufficient fascinating fowl shapes, colors and behavior sketches and I’m content material with that.
So this submit will probably be nearly purely visible as I’d prefer to put my sketches right here and hopefully you get pleasure from it and perhaps it evokes you to generally simply sit down and spend an prolonged time period observing only one fowl. Belief me, you may be amazed by their fascinating lives and even if you’re the so known as “lister” (which I completely am however I handle to mix that with being an “observer”) and suppose that you just already love birds, you’ll turn into obsessed.
That’s it! Moreover these sketches I took a bunch of notes in a smaller pocket book and recorded a few songs and calls of the Golden states birds. All of those sketches had been finished within the area and by paying shut consideration to those avians. I hope that you just loved this little sketchbook tour and please do let me know when you’ve got any feedback, questions or insights. I at all times love to speak and introduce individuals to drawing birds as I’ve discovered that it’s what works one of the best for me:)
Autor Valters Videnieks
