Leucistic Black-capped chickadee feeding. Notice the white mantel that’s typically gray.

#birds #chickadee #leucism

American crow with visible nictitating membrane over eyes

American crow

The nictitating membrane is a translucent "third eyelid" found in many vertebrates—including birds, reptiles, fish, and some mammals—that moves horizontally across the eye to provide protection, lubrication, and to remove debris while maintaining visibility.

#birds #crow #corvid #eye

Golden-crowned Sparrow with brown wings perched on a fence post #birds #sparrow #birding

Golden-crowned Sparrow

#birds #sparrow #birding

#birds #sparrow #birding

Silhouette of an American Crow slowly walking down the street.

Silhouette of an American Crow slowly walking down the street, like they own it.

#crow #corvid #birds #birding

Nine beetles in watercolor, created by Tim Knight

Colorful beetles in watercolor

Learning layering and brushwork techniques while focusing on insects. It's amazing the variety of shapes and color patterns found in nature.

There are approximately 400,000 described species of beetles (order Coleoptera).

#beetles #sciart #insects #art #watercolor

A pair of Anna’s hummingbirds feeding at night.

#birds #hummingbird #birding

Two Mallards sitting in our yard

A pair of mallards relaxing in my front yard. I was going out on a nature walk, so this was a nice surprise.

#birds #duck #birding #mallard

American crow with shiny gray feathers foraging

American crow foraging in the grass on a sunny afternoon

#crow #birds #corvid #birding

Steller’s Jay with a shadow on the deck

Steller’s Jay on a sunny day

Me and my shadow..

#birds #jay #corvid #birding

Mallard with shiny green head and orange webbed feet, walking down the street

Mallard strolling down the street

#birds #mallard #duck #drake

Drake swimming fast at the lake

Mallard swimming at Lake Washington

#birds #mallard #duck

Steller’s jay with gray crest perched on a fence in the sunshine

Steller’s jay in the sunshine

#birds #jay #stellersjay #corvid #birding

Steller’s Jay with blue and gray feathers perched on a branch

Steller’s Jay drying out after the rainstorm

#birds #jay #corvid #birding

Golden-crowned sparrow perched on a fence

Golden-crowned sparrow

#birds #sparrow #birding

It’s a tall Japanese maple tree in the background

White-crowned sparrow

Birdwatching in the rain, with finches and jays calling in the background

#birds #sparrow #birding #birdvideo

Steller’s Jay perched on a branch in the rain

Steller’s Jay staying dry on a rainy day

#birds #jay #birding #corvid #birding

Insect wings in watercolor painting using a fine brush

Insect wings in watercolor using hand mixed Beam paints

#insect #watercolor #wings #sciart

White-crowned Sparrow foraging with black and white striped head and brown feathers

White-crowned Sparrow blends in while foraging in the yard

#birds #sparrow #birding

Steller’s Jay perched on a branch

Steller’s Jay on a rainy day

#birds #jay #birding #corvid

Steller’s Jay with fluffy chest and gray crest

Steller’s Jay - check out the feet

#birds #jay #corvid #birding

Monarch butterfly wings painted in watercolor by Tim Knight

Winging it in watercolor

Learning new techniques for painting insects while having fun experimenting with color mixing.

Used a variety of brushes for painting monarch wings.

#butterfly #wings #watercolor #painting #monarch #sciart #butterflies #insect #painting #art #insect #illustration

Steller’s Jay with gray crest and banded blue wing from the dorsal view

Steller’s Jay displays blue wings and gray crest

#birds #jay #corvid

Golden-crowned Sparrow with with round belly perched on a post in the rain

Golden-crowned Sparrow perched on a post in the rain

#birds #sparrow #birding #birdphoto

Mallard drake with yellow bill and shiny green head, swimming on the lake

Mallard swimming in the sunshine at Lake Washington

#birds #mallard #drake #birding #duck #waterfowl #birdphoto

Mallard drake with green head and yellow bill, followed by a female hen with brown and grey feathers swimming together

Pair of Mallards swimming on the lake

#birds #duck #mallard #waterfowl #birding

Golden-crowned sparrow visiting the yard

Golden-crowned sparrow - so rounded

#birds #sparrow #birding #birdphoto

Mallard with yellow bill and a shiny green head foraging

Mallard foraging in the lake

#birds #mallard #birding

Wow, amazing pics of beautiful wood ducks. One of my favorite birds to paint.

Common Goldeneye swims on Lake Washington at sunset

Mount Rainier glows pink

#birds #birding #goldeneye #duck