Monday, December 10, 2018

1576 - Guess This Bird

I'm not a bird-watcher.  All throughout my art career, I've always had trouble rendering birds.  If I go slowly and follow a good visual source, I can make a bird on paper.  But most birds are flighty, so I sometimes have to draw quickly.

I found a bird I thought was quite unique, so I drew it as fast as I could and filled in what details I could recall when the bird went away.  Can you guess the bird I drew?


Well, my wife, also a non-birder, takes one look at my sketchbook and announces, "It's a whiskeyjack."  Otherwise known as a grey jay, this bird spans all across North America and has an estimated population of at least 21.5 kajillion.  Somehow, I missed seeing them all except this one.