Ring-necked duck male in colored pencil The male Ring-necked Duck is a sharply marked bird of gleaming black, gray, and white. Females are rich brown with a delicate face pattern. Watched six ducks on the lake — inspiring me to create art. Reference photo by Alan Wilson.

Ring-necked duck swimming on a lake

The male Ring-necked Duck is a sharply marked bird of gleaming black, gray, and white. Females are rich brown with a delicate face pattern.

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A yellow-rumped warbler forages on the forest floor. The warbler features brown and gray feathers that sets off the yellow throat and bright yellow rump. This is a pencil sketch of a warbler overlaid on a local forest photo.

Yellow-rumped warbler

These little warblers like to visit suet feeders. They can hover while feeding and flash a spot of bright yellow on the rump.

A pencil sketch of a warbler, overlaid on a local forest photo.

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