Birds

Living in Muskoka the visitations and cries of loons, owls, great blue herons, ospreys, pileated woodpeckers, king fishers, cardinals, blue jays, and ravens thrilled and inspired me to render them. Now in Mazatlán, Mexico I spend hours watching pelicans diving for their dinner at sunset, with their seagull friends waiting for scraps. Frigate birds, vultures and hawks coast high on the updrafts of the winds accompanied by an occasional condor. In the dense foliage of the mango tree, I see and hear the mourning doves frolicking with the gold finches at sunrise when the mangoes ripen.