More paintings

Here are a few of the new paintings I put up on put up on http://cargocollective.com/MercenaryOrnithology today

Painting Dump

Here's a couple of new paintings from the last week or two in no particular order. The images have been photographed by a non-functional camera, so quality is not high.

American Tree Sparrow

Bay-headed Tanager

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

Andean Cock of the Rock

Scrub Tanager

Andean Cock of the Rock

Dear Diary,

Today I saw lekking Cock of the Rock. Due to drenching rain, there was no camera at the ready to document this experience, but I hardly need a camera to remeber such a spectacle of evolutionary insanity. The birds can be heard from a couple hundred meters away as they scream and hop about in their brilliant red-orange plumage. They chicken sized and dazzlingly colored, yet hard to find amidst the dense foliage. Once you find them, however, it's hard to lose them. They are simply, strikingly impressive.