For our prompt of “Crane” today, I chose a crowned crane with her baby chick. I can only imagine the sheer wonder a baby chick must feel upon seeing mom […]
Written by Charlie O'Shields
Written by Charlie O'Shields
As many of you might know, since I’ve celebrated it from the moment I started posting my doodlewashes, April 8th is Draw A Bird Day (full story here!), so I […]
Written by Charlie O'Shields
Once, several years ago, I experienced my first and only trip to a rainforest while visiting Puerto Rico. It was an amazing experience and it felt like I’d been transported […]
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When I first started sketching, a group of artist bloggers and myself would all post a sketch of a bird on the 8th day of each month, so I often […]
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Though I’ve mentioned many times how much I adore birds and doodlewashing them, were I ever to have one as a pet, a little parakeet, or budgie, would be my […]
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Though I’ve now seen a toucan at a zoo, and find them delightfully unusual, when I was growing up, the only appearance came on a cereal box. So, I made […]
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Today, Philippe and I spent part of the afternoon walking around the Kansas City Zoo, so that became my nature hike for today. I was, at first, enamored with the […]
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The Wilson’s bird of paradise is a small, exotic bird that can only be found on Waigeo and Batanta islands in Indonesia. This colorful bird lives primarily in lowland rainforests but can […]
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Today we have an unusual bird that is most frequently known as a secretary bird (suggested by Guest Doodlewasher, Kathrin Werner). The scientific name for this one is a sagittarius serpentarius, which translates […]
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Today’s uncommon creature is a stinkbird, which is more formally known as a hoatzin (suggested by Guest Doodlewasher, Kathrin Werner). This unusual creature from the swamps in South America is about the size […]
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Something a little different for today’s Guest Doodlewash in honor of Laura’s Draw A Bird Day today (@ Create Art Every Day). Jill Kuhn from Spokane, Washington (follow her!) recently […]
Written by Charlie O'Shields