A Spot-crowned Euphonia Euphonia. (Euphonia imitans) being loud at the feeder in Costa Rica #birds #ornithology #birdwatching #coataricabirds #euphonia #birding

All the hummer species I’ve painted so far (I think) and all without a whiff of crappy Ai. Don’t ever let anyone tell you making art isn’t a physical sport. There’s a lot of wrist cramps, eye fatigue and neck pain involved, that’s counts as a physical sport right? #hummingbirds #birdsart #birds

A male shining honeycreeper (Cyanerpes lucidus) waiting its turn at the patio feeder. #birds #ornithology #honeycreeper #costarica #birdwatching

The Yellow-billed Cotinga (Carpodectes antoniae) painting showing a male and female perched amongst Balsa tree blossoms. The painting also depicts the males display flight. #birds #ornithology #birdwatching #birdpainting #birdart #natureart

The current state of the yellow-eared toucanet (Selenidera spectabilis ) painting. More work to do but it’s coming along. #toucan #birdwatching #ornithology #birds #birdart #birdpainting #nature #natureart

Just saw the Taiga Flycatcher at sunset beach in Vancouver. What I saw today of the behaviour of the crowd of photographers is why I don’t report rare sightings anymore. There, I said it. #taigaflycatcher #birdwatching #vancouverrarebirds #birdphotographers

The current state of the black-and-yellow phainoptila (Phainoptila melanoxantha) painting and how it got there in 45 seconds. #ornithology #birds #birdwatching #birdart #birdpainting

I mostly post my bird art here but “sailor” is in the bio as well so I thought I’d post a photo from last summer’s sailing trip Sunrise at Clam bay, woke up crazy early (4:30 am) to catch the slack at Dodd narrows. A spectacular morning. #sunrise #sailing #photography #landscape

Here’s the Bare-necked umbrellabird (Cephalopterus glabricollis) painting which I’ve yet to see in the wild. No painting in this collection is considered finished until I do. Curating photos to achieve a type specimen example is never enough. #ornithology #birdwatching #birdart #birds

My painting of the secretive Thicket antpitta (Myrmothera dives) #ornithology #birds #birdwatching #painting

Sapphire-throated Hummingbird (Chrysuronia coeruleogularis) Still working on this one but it’s going well. #hummingbirds #ornithology #birds

A rufous-browed wren (Troglodytes rufociliatus) making a grab for a unsuspecting cricket #birds #wrens #orninthology

The Ruddy Treerunner (Margarornis rubiginosus) painting. Part of the regional endemic collection. #birds #ornithology #birdpainting

The stripe-throated hermit (Phaethornis striigularis) painting

The Tawny-capped Euphonia (Euphonia anneae) painting. Part of the regional endemics of Central America collection

The White-tailed Emerald (Microchera chionura) painting.

The Yellow-thighed brushfinch (Atapetes tibialis) painting. This one went through a lot of iterations to get to this state. I wanted to illustrate their tendency to small family groups. #finch #BirdArt #birding #Birdpainting #ornithology

A male Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris) we met up on the higher elevation trails of Quebradas biological reserve in Costa Rica. #trogon #birdphotography #ornithology #birdwatching #costarica #birds

The Yellow-billed Cotinga (Carpodectes antoniae) painting showing a male and female perched in Balsa Tree foliage with a illustration of a male flight display in the background. #cotinga #BirdArt #birding #Birdpainting #ornithology

A Common tody Flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) building it’s hanging nest in Costa Rica. At the 18 second mark it winds a spider thread around the branch, interesting! #birds #birdwatching #nestbuilding #flycatcher #flycatchervideo

Barred Hawk (Morphnarchus princeps) looking magnificent while guarding its nest near the Celeste river in Costa Rica. #BirdPhotography #Birds #hawks #BirdWatching

The Honduran Emerald (Amazilla luciae) painting which I happen to be currently working on. #hummingbirds #BirdArt #Birds

Here’s the Red capped Manakin (Ceratopipra mentalis) painting which I did after witnessing their moonwalk dance in a lek in the Osa region of Costa Rica. #manakin #osa #costarica #BirdArt #birds #birdwatching

Emerald Tanager having breakfast up at El Copal in Costa Rica. #Birds #tanagers #birdWatching #costarica

The only photo I have of the Tody Motmot, not great but… For some reason it’s the only species that comes when I bird call with my own voice, I’m really crappy at it with every other species. Costa Rican birders are scary good at accurate bird calls and song. #Birds #Birdphotography #motmot

Here’s the Silvery-throated Jay painting. They are usually found in small family groups and I’ve only ever seen them high in the forest canopy. #Birds #BirdArt #Art #jays

I had a lot of fun painting this Sulphur-rumped Tanager. These guys can be found on the Caribbean slopes of both Costa Rica and Panama. #BirdArt #Birds #Art #tanager

One of our local Scarlet-rumpled Tanagers, These guys make me happy despite how common they are, social, bossy and with striking colours to boot, what’s not to like? #BirdArt #Birds #Art #tanager

The Stripe-breasted Wren painting. Most Wren species love hiding out in dense understory tangle. As an artist it’s a lot of fun to try to clearly illustrate these guys while remaining true to where and how they’re usually seen when encountered in the wild. #BirdArt #Birds #Art #wren

A painting of a Yellow-winged Vireo. These paintings always start as a blank page and are never based on any single photo. Correct species markings come from both written sources and multiple curated images in order to render a depiction of the species as a whole. #BirdArt #Birds #Art #vireo

An imaginary painting I whipped up of the hummers species that can often be seen visiting a well known highland feeder station in Costa Rica. Can you name the feeder station and the species? #BirdArt #Birds #Art #hummingbirds #costarica

The White necked Jacobin painting. These guys with their bright white markings and tail are easy to spot against the dark and leafy forest background. In our neck of the woods we can sometimes see them foraging alongside the river. #BirdArt #Birds #Art #hummingbirds #costarica

The Acorn Woodpecker painting, a common find at higher elevations from Washington through Mexico and Central America to Colombia. I always stop to watch their antics and their call has a hilarious quality that makes me smile whenever I hear it. #BirdArt #Birds #Art #woodpecker

A friendly, curious and cooperative Red-headed Barbet we met while on a dept of conservation bird count in southern Costa Rica. #costarica #birdwatching #barbet #Birds

Look at those bright yellow legs!! A male Shining Honeycreeper waiting its turn at the banana feeder. #birding #birdwatching #honeycreeper #costarica

Here’s the original Occellated Antbird painting mentioned in the previous post. Seeing these guys in the wild for the first time was a very good day! #BirdArt #Birds #Art #AntBird

A nice thing about digital painting is the ability to isolate shapes from a painting and repurpose them in other art Here’s an example. The Ocellated Antbird “Plate” I “extracted” the 2 individuals from the original painting and folded them into more traditional illustration #BirdArt #Birds #Art

The Fiery-billed Aracari painting. Because the patio feeder was very close to the apt these guys rarely made an appearance but when they did it was definitely a good day. #BirdArt #Art #birdwatching #birding #illustration #NatureArt #aracari

A Rosy thrush Tanager trying to get someone’s attention. #birdwatching #birding #costarica #rosythrushtanager

The Nicaraguan Seed Finch painting. Found in southern Nicaragua of course but there is a small isolated population in Bocas del Toro, Panama. I have no idea how they got there. #BirdArt #Art #seedeater #birdwatching #birding # illustration #NatureArt

The Pirre Warbler painting, a Central American regional endemic found only in a few locations in the Darrian region along the border of Colombia and Panama. #BirdArt #Art #warblers #birdwatching #birding # illustration #NatureArt

The Garden Emerald painting. Always happy to see these guys pay a visit to the local garden porterweed. #hummingbirds #Birds #BirdArt #Art #NatureArt #Birdwatching

45 seconds of pure hummingbird bliss, enjoy! For a fun exercise, how many species of hummers can you spot in this vid? #hummingbirds #Birds #birdwatching #CostaRica

It seems that one of my hobbies is never leaving this Fiery-throated Hummingbird painting alone. Just when I think it’s done I get another wacky idea to make it better. That’s ok, hobbies are supposed to fun right? #Birds #BirdArt #Art #BirdWatching

Here’s a painting of one of my favourite Wood-Quails, the Black-breasted Wood Quail, (Odontophorus leucolaemus) Maybe it’s just because we found a healthy family group of them up at our local reserve in Costa Rica. Black-breasted Wood Quail, (Odontophorus leucolaemus)

This Mangrove Hummingbird (Chrysuronia boucardi) painting is part of the regional endemic collection. Unsurprisingly, as their name suggests they can be found in and around Mangroves. It was one of the first hummingbirds I painted and is still one of my favs. #hummingbirds #BirdArt #Birds

The Golden-browed Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia callophrys) painting. They sort of look like tiny parrots when you see their bright festive colours for the first time. #tangers #Birds #BirdArt #art

55 seconds of birdy goodness! Green Honeycreeper, Shining Honeycreeper, Yellow-crowned Euphonia. This was a good day at the patio feeder with these guys showing up all day along with Speckled, Silver-throated and Grey-headed Tanager’s among others. #Tanagers #Birdwatching #Birds

Still working on the hummingbirds. Painting these guys is hard since species accuracy is the goal here, being arty is a distant second This one is the Canivet's Emerald (Cynanthus canivetii) male and female Not finished but I’m happy with its direction so far #hummingbirds #Birds #BirdArt #nature

The Isthmian Wren painting They often can be found in this pose singing and calling so wished to depict that. I once observed an adult male feeding an adult female in an obvious courtship ritual. They then proceeded to gather nesting material together, interesting. #BirdArt #Birds