Giving names is important.

I find that giving things and creatures around you names is a good start of relationships. Here is a portrait of a night heron which I see at the same place almost always I pass it. I hamed it Penelope.

 And below a green heron Innokentiy. 

I also saw a family of ducks today. But they don't have names yet.

Sketchbook #106: Gouache