#365birds NOVEMBER 2022

I have been a member of Terry Runyan's #dailycreating group for nearly 3 1/2 years now. Up until recently I had been pretty faithful about following Terry's daily prompts. While I am still a part of her wonderful family-like group in that I post every day, I am not following her prompts right now.

In fact, I am marching to my own drummer, #365birds. After finishing Birdtober, and enjoying it so very much, I decided to set a challenge for myself. I took a few days to compile a list of 365 birds from all around the world. I typed up, printed out, and cut each bird name into strips of paper which I threw into a large glass jar. Each morning, I randomly pick a name from the jar, and that is my prompt for the day. 

I started this on November 3, 2022. That means I will complete this challenge on November 2, 2023. Gulp. Today I drew bird 62. I haven't missed any days yet, and hopefully that will continue for all of the 365 days. 

This post will feature a handful of the birds I've drawn since my challenge started on November 3. As I always do, I will add the bird's name and pertinent information above each of the portraits.

day 5 - prothonotary warbler

southeastern ontario and eastern united states

day 6 - scale-feathered malkoha

philippines

day 10 - spotted pardalote

australia

day 11 - great horned owl

north america / south america

day 13 - sandhill crane

united states

day 16 - strawberry finch

india

day 17 - silver-throated tanager

costa rica / ecuador

day 18 - red-crested turaco

angola / southwestern africa

day 19 - purple finch

north america

day 20 = mandarin duck

far east

day 22 - golden-hooded tanager

southern mexico / western ecuador

day 26 - livingstone's turaco

sub-tropical lowlands of southeastern africa

day 27 - palawan peacock pheasant

philippines rainforest

day 28 - dusky lory

papua-new guinea and indonesia

Well, there you have a sampler of my November sketches. If you would like prints of any of my drawings, I am always open for that. Just let me know!

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Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, 

life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.

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Dreamy

Smiles.