Hummingbirds are a diverse and fascinating family, with the important ecological role as pollinators, especially in the tropics where both flowering plants and hummers reach their greatest biological diversity. In North America, hummingbirds visit and pollinate such...
Since I love sketching and I love cooking, what better way to combine the two than to cook what I sketch? So, recently, when I created a fish sketching tutorial using a fresh trout I’d purchased from the local fishmonger, I didn’t want it to go to waste....
People often ask me how I find the time to have a regular practice of going outdoors and playing in my nature journal. It’s as if I need to justify taking some ‘me time’ in this busy and over-stimulating world. So, listed below are just a few of the...
The Black-headed Grosbeak is a handsome bird with a lovely melodious song that I never tire of listening to. In spring these birds return from their wintering grounds in Central America to nest in the western half of North America. Their strong bill helps them to...
