“The Corn Crake is very secretive in the breeding season, and heard far more often than it is seen. It is hard to flush, walking away through the vegetation. The song, mainly heard at night and very early morning, is … Continue reading
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) Watercolour painting, size A4
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) and one Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) in the flock. I painted this illustration for the Birds Migration chapter of the Common Birds of Romania book. Watercolour painting, size A4
The Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) has a short-distance migration in the late autumn and winter, occupying low, flat ground with scattered woodland. Painting of the Common Buzzard in winter landscape. Watercolour painting, size A4.
Here I illustrated the Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) feeding with hairy caterpillars (Aporia crataegi), which are distasteful to many birds. Cuckoo is an insectivore, eating mainly insects and their larvae. Hairy caterpillars, which are rejected by most birds, are eaten by the … Continue reading