This month our Draw-a-Bird-Day theme, suggested by Anne Shields, is female birds. And what a lovely assortment we have!
Anne Shields: Lady Cardinal. Pastel.Judith Davis: Common Merganser, Female. Photography.Judith Davis: Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, Female. Photography.Jim Eichenberger: Huia, Male and Female. Watercolor, tempera, and a little pencil and a black marker. The huia was found only in New Zealand but went extinct about a century ago. These were big birds, and the main differences between the male and female are their size and their bill. The females were bigger—about 19 inches, and the males were about 18 inches. Jim writes: “The females had a much longer, more slender, and curved bill. This was to turn the pages of Jane Austin novels.”Carolyn Rondthaler: Mallard, Female. Watercolor.Susan Burdick: Momma Mallard. Pencil on paper.Martha Larkin: Yellow Warbler, Male and Female. Acrylic.Mara P., age 6: Indigo Buntings, Male and Female. Colored pencil.Viviene, age 9. Cardinal. Watercolor.Tara Hamilton: Red-Bellied Woodpecker, Lady. Watercolor.Tom Eichenberger: Zebra Finches, Male and Female. Acrylic. Tom reports that these birds are found in Indonesia and Australia.Marian Wiseman: Anna’s Hummingbird, Female with Chicks. Watercolor. The female builds the nest, about 1 inch tall and 1.5 inches across, from spiderwebs, plant down, mosses, and lichen. She alone incubates the eggs and does all the feeding of the chicks. In other words, the male is useless.
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