Neotropicbirds

Thank you so much, glad you like them!

A painting of a Ruddy Treerunner (Margarornis rubiginosus) perched upright on a dead branch with sunlit leafy tangle in the background

The Ruddy Treerunner (Margarornis rubiginosus) painting. Part of the regional endemic collection.
#birds #ornithology #birdpainting

Thank you kindly!
These paintings are done in Procreate on the iPad. I like working in Procreate because it more closely resembles the oil and tempra painting techniques I’ve used for most of my career.

A stripe-throated hermit (Phaethornis striigularis) hovering in front porterweed in a misty background

The stripe-throated hermit (Phaethornis striigularis) painting

Thank you so much! I’m glad you like the work.

A male and female tawny-capped euphonia (Euphonia anneae) perched on bare branches amongst foliage and red blossoms.

The Tawny-capped Euphonia (Euphonia anneae) painting. Part of the regional endemics of Central America collection

Cheers and thanks!

Thank you kindly!

A male and female White-tailed Emerald (Microchera chionura) perched in branch tangle amidst red blossoms

The White-tailed Emerald (Microchera chionura) painting.

A small family of Yellow-thighed Brushfinch foraging amoung leaf litter and branches

The Yellow-thighed brushfinch (Atapetes tibialis) painting.

This one went through a lot of iterations to get to this state. I wanted to illustrate their tendency to small family groups.
#finch
#BirdArt
#birding
#Birdpainting
#ornithology

A male Collared Trogon perched among ferns on a mossy branch with soft green forest in the background

A male Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris) we met up on the higher elevation trails of Quebradas biological reserve in Costa Rica.
#trogon
#birdphotography
#ornithology
#birdwatching
#costarica
#birds

A male and female Yellow-billed Cotinga (Carpodectes antoniae) painting showing both perched in Balsa Tree foliage with a male flight display in the background.

The Yellow-billed Cotinga (Carpodectes antoniae) painting showing a male and female perched in Balsa Tree foliage with a illustration of a male flight display in the background.
#cotinga
#BirdArt
#birding
#Birdpainting
#ornithology

Wonderful! Great shot!

Thanks! I’m glad you like the work! It’s very much appreciated.

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I’ve always noticed nesting material is often wound around a branch but until I recorded this could never figure out how!

A Common tody Flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) building it’s hanging nest in Costa Rica. At the 18 second mark it winds a spider thread around the branch, interesting!
#birds
#birdwatching
#nestbuilding
#flycatcher
#flycatchervideo

Barred hawk looking over its shoulder in a leafy, mossy forest

Barred Hawk (Morphnarchus princeps) looking magnificent while guarding its nest near the Celeste river in Costa Rica.
#BirdPhotography #Birds #hawks #BirdWatching

Thank you kindly!

A male and female Honduran Emerald (Amazilla luciae) hovering in front of foliage and blossoms against a pale warm sky

The Honduran Emerald (Amazilla luciae) painting which I happen to be currently working on.
#hummingbirds #BirdArt #Birds

Red capped manakins moonwalking on a mossy branch with ferns and foliage in the background

Here’s the Red capped Manakin (Ceratopipra mentalis) painting which I did after witnessing their moonwalk dance in a lek in the Osa region of Costa Rica.
#manakin #osa #costarica #BirdArt #birds #birdwatching

Thank you kindly!
Yes it’s painted in Procreate on the iPad.

Emerald Tanager having breakfast up at El Copal in Costa Rica.
#Birds #tanagers #birdWatching
#costarica

A Tody Motmot perched on a mossy branch in the dark understory of Celeste lodge’s trail

The only photo I have of the Tody Motmot, not great but…

For some reason it’s the only species that comes when I bird call with my own voice, I’m really crappy at it with every other species.
Costa Rican birders are scary good at accurate bird calls and song.
#Birds #Birdphotography #motmot

I do agree completely.
It’s something I’ve always tried to emphasize when teaching the occasional art class.
Thanks again!

Procreate feels pretty nice coming from traditional mediums.
It’s great to have these choices for sure.
Cheers!

Thanks!
Oil and acrylic most of my life but gave up the studio space in 2011 to go sailing.
It’s difficult painting with traditional mediums in a tiny sailboat and since I wanted to continue painting made the choice for the iPad.
I do miss the comforting studio smells of oil paint though😉

A pair of silvery throated jays perched on bare branches amongst light dappled foliage

Here’s the Silvery-throated Jay painting.
They are usually found in small family groups and I’ve only ever seen them high in the forest canopy.
#Birds #BirdArt #Art #jays

Thank you!

Thank you kindly!