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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 19… Vermilion Flycatcher

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Dec. 24
A red-breasted nuthatch pauses for a moment to enjoy the sunset.

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Dec. 16
Rose-breasted grosbeaks are stunning birds that prefer woodlands and forest edges, so we don’t see them often in the city. This male was foraging deep in the branches but eventually moved to a small gap for a better look!🪶

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 23… Crested Caracara atop a Saguaro

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 21… Desert Cottontail samples some ripe cactus fruit

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 24… Red-naped Sapsucker for Christmas Eve

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Fishing on the Klamath River

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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 20… a pair of Harris’s Hawks up to no good.

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A pool on the McCloud River in July

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Dec. 18
“Flowers are so tasty!”
Juvenile black-billed magpies are very curious and want to taste everything to see if it’s edible. This young one loved to eat the flowers but was sneaky about it so we wouldn’t notice!🪶

Day 10 of the #ArtAdventCalendar - a little tribute to one of my favourite things to do - #pleinair painting! I typically use acrylics and textured gels in my paints to get them workable longer. Here is a piece based on a spruce tree near my home! #yeg #yeg art #painting #artist

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Dec. 22
Swallows are so acrobatic in flight. This Tree Swallow was hunting for bugs over a prairie marsh in the late evening light