Tag: birds

Iowa Flappers

A couple of months ago  I posted the live link to the webcam of the eagle’s nest in Decorah, Iowa.  At that point,the eaglets were tottering around and just a few days out of the egg.  Today, they are grown into young eagles as big as their parents.  Still dependent on their parents for food, they are now practicing flying by flapping and flapping their wings.

Today, one is able to get a bit airborne.  The other is not far behind.  A third, though, has me a bit worried – it likes to stay lying down for the most part it seems, even though it does get up to walk around the nest.    Since I can’t tell them apart, it may be a different one that stays lying down while the others wander and flap.

Eventually, the eaglets will fly to a branch.  And then another, and then soar away.  I am  not sure at what age they become fully independent, but it is always exciting to watch them grow and flap and fly every year.

Birds Above the Fields

I am sort of fascinated by flower farms at present, whether it is bulb flowers or lavender or other types, such as daisies for bouquets.  The lines of color and how to represent them is a challenge.  Here, we are looking across the fields – the rows are running parallel to the horizon.  Still, there is depth here, and I would think the rows would be evident, however subtly.  Well, I didn’t accomplish what I wanted, but decided to add ink and some white to it, along with a lot of birds.  In looking at it, I realize the foreground needs to simplified and in my mind’s eye, I have some ideas.