The #69 of the birding blog carnival - I and the Bird - is being hosted by Grrlscientist of Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted). Talking of birds our local pair of Tawny Frogmouths must still have a fledgling - they were calling in our nearby reserve and backyard at 5am this morning - definitely... Continue Reading →
The way that Tawny Frogmouths exhibit expression is through their faces using their eyes and beak to do this is extremely important - I think their "eyebrows" also help! So have added 3 more 'expressions' to my studies. These drawings are ones that I'll pick up an do for a morning when I know I... Continue Reading →
These three sketches illustrate similar subjects of eyes/face of the tawny frogmouth but I have used different mediums. The first is a simple sketch using graphite pencils. It is a simplified and more illustrative style in its approach with the thought of perhaps extending it into a linoprint design or illustration. It was about capturing... Continue Reading →
For Christmas I received this wonderful book about Tawny Frogmouths. Tawny Frogmouth by Gisela KaplanĀ (A Professor at UNE Armidale) It provides a wealth of information about all aspects of the Tawny Frogmouth including scientific information but it is also easy to read. It is published by CSIRO Publishing. As regular readers would be aware... Continue Reading →
Of all the birds my 'most favourite' is the Tawny Frogmouth. I have been studying the local 'Tawnies' as they are affectionately known for about 3 years now. They visit the tree outside my window in the night calling with their booming oom-oom-oom. I have done a variety of drawings and a couple of small... Continue Reading →
I have over the last 12months been studying the tawny frogmouth and working on some ideas - drawings and prints - based around these interesting birds. Tawny frogmouths are often mistaken as owls but they have weak feet and as such are not part of the 'owl' family but are 'nightjars'. When confronted they use... Continue Reading →
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