September Draw-a-Bird Day.
This month I told artists there is no theme for DAB-Day. It’s always fun to see what birds people choose to portray. Of course, that’s also true when DAB-Day has … Continue reading
February’s DAB-Day Birds
This month we had a theme of “birds of Hawaii” for Draw-a-Bird Day. Welcome to Rachel Kling, who submitted her first DAB-Day bird this month! Here are the birds sent … Continue reading
First Draw-a-Bird Day for 2026
Here are the fabulous birds that flew in (well, except for the penguins) for January DAB-Day. Welcome to new DAB-Day contributor Joanie Edwards!
November Draw-a-Bird Day
Here is the handsome bird art submitted this month.
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
January 2025 DAB-Day: revised post including all the birds
Greetings, again, bird lovers and art lovers. Earlier today I published the first 2025 blog post, but it turns out I left out not one, but TWO birds, including my … Continue reading
January 2025 DAB-Day: New year, new artists, new birds
Happy New Year, all. Draw-a-Bird Day has a new contributor this month—Barb Zimmer. And I overlooked pointing out several others who joined our merry band in the last few months: … Continue reading
December Draw-a-Bird Day arrives
Greetings, all, on this last DAB-Day of 2024. Here are the wonderful birds submitted. I like it that two artists submitted emperor penguins—in one the penguin is brooding an egg, … Continue reading
Draw-a-Bird Day for September: Cosmopolitan Birds
I always thought “cosmopolitan” meant urban (or even urbane), but I learned it means something different in nature. In the world of “biogeography,” a cosmopolitan animal is one that lives … Continue reading
More national birds for August DAB-Day
This month the theme for Draw-a-Bird Day is national birds. We’ve had that theme before, but hey, there are lots of nations. As it turns out, there may not be … Continue reading
