Did you know that today is America’s National Bird Day? Discover more about the birds you love and how to celebrate this winter season! Winter Bird Adaptations During the cold days of winter, we often worry about the birds that roam outside of our houses, especially because we can’t hear or see them as much. …
Category: Animals, Backyard Habitats, birds, DIY Creations, The Art of Ecology, Wildlife Behavior Tags: Animals, bird feeders, bird feeding, bird seed, birds, conservation, national bird day, songbirds, wildlife, winter bird feeding, winter birds
As part of the Wild Art 2021 December Challenge, put on by Zoe Keller, I illustrated two pieces focusing on the theme, “Transformation”. Each month, I will focus on two pieces – one highlighting flora, the other highlighting fauna. This month, the first is an animal that has the unique ability to swap out the …
Category: Adaptations, Animals, Colors, conservation, Endangered Species, Flowers, Illustrations, Ocean, Plants, The Art of Ecology, Wildlife Behavior Tags: Adaptations, Animals, botanical illustration, color-changing flower, Colors, conservation, drawing challenge, Endangered Species, Flowers, habitats, hermit crab, lantana, nature, Plants, pollinators, scientific illustration, The Art of Ecology, transformation, Wild Art 2021, Wildlife Behavior
As part of the Wild Art 2021 November Challenge, put on by Zoe Keller, I illustrated two pieces focusing on the theme, “In Peril”. Each month, I will focus on two pieces – one highlighting flora, the other highlighting fauna. This month, the first is a flower who brought me great joy picking them as …
Category: Animals, birds, conservation, Endangered Species, Flowers, Illustrations, Plants, The Art of Ecology Tags: Animals, birds, botanical illustration, conservation, drawing challenge, eastern blue eyed grasses, Endangered Species, Flowers, habitats, in peril, least bittern, native plants, nature, pennsylvania, Plants, scientific illustration, The Art of Ecology, Wild Art 2021
Have you ever been slightly abashed when you assume someone’s age and then find out that either wow…. they are waaayyy older than you thought, or dear goodness, this person is a baby?! Determining age in humans just by sight can be really challenging! Determining squirrel age and the ages of other wildlife, on the …
Category: Animals, The Art of Ecology, Wildlife Behavior Tags: Animals, baby animals, eastern grey squirrel, human-wildlife interaction, mammals, squirrel, squirrel age, The Art of Ecology, wildlife, Wildlife Behavior, wildlife rehabilitation
As part of the Wild Art 2021 November Challenge, put on by Zoe Keller, I illustrated two pieces focusing on the theme, “FLIGHT”. Each month, I am going to focus on two pieces – one highlighting flora, the other highlighting fauna. This month, I focused on two species, one amphibian who glides (instead of flies), …
Category: Adaptations, Animals, Flowers, Illustrations, Plants, The Art of Ecology Tags: Adaptations, Animals, botanical illustration, drawing challenge, Flowers, glide, habitats, milkweed, nature, Plants, scientific illustration, seed dispersal, The Art of Ecology, wallaces flying frog, Wild Art 2021
As part of the Wild Art 2021 August Challenge, put on by Zoe Keller, I illustrated two pieces focusing on the theme, “PREHISTORIC”. Each month, I am going to focus on two pieces – one highlighting flora, the other highlighting fauna. This month, I focused on two species, one commonly found along beaches and the …
Category: Animals, conservation, Endangered Species, Illustrations, Ocean, Plants, The Art of Ecology Tags: Animals, botanical illustration, cinnamon fern, conservation, drawing challenge, Endangered Species, fern, habitats, history, horseshoe crab, living fossil, nature, oceans, Plants, prehistoric, scientific illustration, The Art of Ecology, Wild Art 2021, wildlife
As part of the Wild Art 2021 August Challenge, put on by Zoe Keller, I illustrated two pieces focusing on the theme, “HOME”. Each month, I am going to focus on two pieces – one highlighting flora, the other highlighting fauna. This month, I focused on how different species create their homes and shelters. One …
Category: Animals, birds, Illustrations, Plants, The Art of Ecology, Wildlife Behavior Tags: Adaptations, Animals, bird habitat, birds, botanical illustration, bowerbird, clownfish, drawing challenge, fish, habitats, home, oceans, Plants, scientific illustration, symbiosis, The Art of Ecology, water, Wild Art 2021, wildlife, Wildlife Behavior, wildlife habitat
When looking up in the sky, we can often see vultures hovering and gliding in large circular patterns. With as much deer, fox, raccoon, groundhog, and opossum roadkill as is in this area, it’s not surprising to be able to look up at any point in time and see vultures! Many look up and see …
Category: Animals, birds, The Art of Ecology, Wildlife Behavior Tags: Animals, bird feeding, birding, birds, black vulture, carrion, decomposers, The Art of Ecology, turkey vulture, vulture, wildlife, Wildlife Behavior
As part of the Wild Art 2021 July Challenge, put on by Zoe Keller, I illustrated two pieces focusing on the theme, “Patterns”. Each month, I am going to focus on two pieces – one highlighting flora, the other highlighting fauna. This month, I focus on a specific recurring pattern of the natural world. Can …
Category: Animals, Illustrations, Ocean, Plants, The Art of Ecology Tags: Animals, botanical illustration, botany, drawing challenge, fibonacci sequence, fibonacci spiral, golden ratio, nautilus, patterns, phyllotaxy, Plants, scientific illustration, spiral, succulent, The Art of Ecology, water, Wild Art 2021, wildlife
Happy “Wild About Wildlife” Month! Throughout July, we celebrate the amazing wildlife species found on this incredible planet (although hopefully you’re thinking about them and making decisions that positively impact them throughout the whole year). Anyway, right now, let’s highlight some of my favorite animals: African Savannah species! In the spring of 2021, I had …
Category: Animals, conservation, Endangered Species, The Art of Ecology Tags: africa, Animals, cheetah, conservation, ecology, elephant, Endangered Species, environmental education, giraffe, grey crowned crane, hippo, kenya, lion, nature, photography, The Art of Ecology, vulnerable species, wild about wildlife month, wildlife