"Birds will give you a window, if you allow them. They will show you secrets from another world - fresh vision that, though it is avian, can accompany you home and alter your life. They will do this for you even if you don't know their names - though such knowing is a thoughtful gesture. They will do this for you if you watch them." ~ Lyanda Lynn Haupt, Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Cyanocitta cristata: Blue Jay
Oy. This one gave me fits. Certainly not the bird's fault... I have a harder time with birds I haven't seen in life, and this is one of those birds. Kind of a bummer, because he has one of those crests I like so much.
This is one of those drawings I probably wouldn't post, except that I want to be better about doing these drawings. Right now I'm shooting for quantity with the hopes that sometimes I'll get some quality.
Doodled from a photo on Benny Lin's Flickr photostream.