Colored Bird Hats
Description: A highly detailed, realistic colored pencil drawing of the vibrant Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus), known in Brazil as the iconic Bem-te-vi. A perfect design for birdwatchers, ornithologists, biologists, wildlife art collectors, and anyone who appreciates traditional realistic illustration and the beauty of nature.
Description: Wild Turkey Strut, colored pencil on drafting film by Conni Schaftenaar A friend who frequently hunts on our farm sets up game cameras on land where he hunts just to track what is passing by. We do have wild turkeys that frequent our farm, but the friend's game camera caught this guy in full turkey strut display on another farm a couple of miles north of us. He gave me permission to use his photo to do this colored pencil work. This will end up in his "man cave" along with a painting I did for him of his hunting dog. Because the color goes to the edge, this colored pencil work is considered a painting, not a drawing.
Description: The sun parakeet (Aratinga solstitialis), also known in aviculture as the sun conure, is a medium-sized, vibrantly colored parrot native to northeastern South America. The adult male and female are similar in appearance, with predominantly golden-yellow plumage and orange-flushed underparts and face. Sun parakeets are very social birds, typically living in flocks. They form monogamous pairs for reproduction, and nest in palm cavities in the tropics. Sun parakeets mainly feed on fruits, flowers, berries, blossoms, seeds, nuts, and insects. Conures are commonly bred and kept in aviculture and may live up to 30 years. This species is currently threatened by loss of habitat and trapping for plumage or the pet trade. Sun parakeets are now lis...
