November Draw-a-Bird Day
Here is the handsome bird art submitted this month.
October birds are ready for Halloween
For this month’s Draw-a-Bird Day, our artists submitted birds that are orange and/or black, a theme chosen by Anne Shields as appropriate for October, Halloween month. Three Wednesday Studio watercolorists … Continue reading
September Draw-a-Bird Day is delightful
As always, I am surprised, that is, amazed, by how artists turn birds into art. I think you will be, too. A special shout-out to Tom Eichenberger, who submitted five … Continue reading
Bird names are colorful: August DAB-Day
The theme for August Draw-a-Bird Day is birds with a color in their name. We’ve got three blacks, two blues, and two browns. Red, yellow, and rose came up with … Continue reading
July DAB-Day has record number of birds
This month we have 18 works of bird art submitted. I’m pretty sure that’s the most we’ve ever had for Draw-a-Bird Day. We have several first-time contributors also. Welcome, Benjamin … Continue reading
But wait! I missed a migratory bird yesterday
Apologies to Anne Shields, who sent me her beautiful warbler a week ago. Somehow I missed including him in yesterday’s DAB-Day post for June. Here he is:
Migratory birds is June DAB-Day theme
I have always been mystified by bird migration and thought one day I would look into it. That was today. Actually, I thought one day I would learn all about … Continue reading
Cavity-Nesting Birds for May Draw-a-Bird Day
Cavity-nesting birds build nests, lay eggs, and raise their young within a sheltered chamber, often a tree cavity or a structure like a birdhouse. “Primary cavity nesters” excavate their own nesting … Continue reading
Birds of England for April—the original Draw-a-Bird Day
April 8 was designated Draw-a-Bird Day because of a little girl in England. Here’s the story behind DAB-Day’s origins: In 1943, Dorie Cooper, a seven-year-old living in England, went with … Continue reading
March Draw-a-Bird Day garners birds from around the world
This month we don’t have a theme for DAB-Day, so artists chose whatever avian species caught their fancy.
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