Sketchbook #113: Hummingbird Nest Story

One wonderfully sunny morning I saw a hummingbird dive into a tree just outside my kitchen window. And then again. And again. There were quite a few old leaves still on the tree and quite a few new ones - but with a bit of searching and binoculars I soon realized that there is a new nest in progress!


I was very excited and kept my observations (from a quiet spot), took notes on how often the bird would grab a piece of spiderweb from my succulents or how she would stop by the fuchsia flower for a snack. And I tried to sketch - though it was pretty hard - with the amount of camouflage and a need for binoculars to see even a little bit. You can see most of my sketches below.


Unfortunately at some point the nest was abandoned. There was a big rain and who knows what else might have contributed but the project was scrapped without investing into eggs.

I know that the bird is well as she keeps coming to take parts of this nest and flies away with them :)

Sketchbook #112: Running and Sketching

I carry a small sketchbook and pen in my pocket while I run and draw when I stop to stretch or at the end of the interval. Sometimes it's just scribbles and I never post them here and sometimes I post them anyway :)

Humming Bird: Close-Up

We saw a baby hummingbird the other day. He was answering his mom's calls who was hovering over and peeping to him to get up and start moving it's wings before the night falls :)

His mom (or other close relative) was not happy about us hanging around so we left pretty soon after sketching this little guy.