Tim Knight

White-crested Helmetshrike with a yellow eye shaped like a flower. (Reference photo by Bernard Dupont.)

White-crested Helmetshrike

It is a gregarious bird and is found in small, active groups that are always on the move as they forage. They chatter noisily to one another as they move through their territory.

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Steller’s Jay with a distinctive crest and blue feathers foraging in the grass.

Steller’s Jay displaying a distinctive crest.

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Diamond Firetail Finch watercolor painting by Tim Knight. Watercolor inspired by a photo from Luke Shelley in Australia.

Diamond Firetail Finch

Firetail finches are found in Australia and include several species, inhabiting specific temperate or grassy habitats within their respective ranges. 

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Harvest moon rising while a family fishes at Lake Washington. Of course, I was birding at sunset.

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Steller’s Jay with a gray crest and blue wings foraging in the grass

Steller’s Jay foraging

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Steller’s Jay holding a peanut in its beak

Steller’s Jay

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Male Thick-billed Green Pigeon using ink and watercolor (Photo Credit: Francis Yap)

Green Pigeon in watercolor

Male Thick-billed Green Pigeon
(Inspired by a photo by Francis Yap)

Ink and watercolor painting by Tim F Knight

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Steller’s Jay

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One picky chickadee …

Black-capped chickadee picks through seeds while a Chestnut-backed chickadee finds the prize.

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American Bushtits feeding on suet

American Bushtits feeding

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Black-capped chickadee on a feeder

Black-capped chickadee with a white mantel and light-gray crown

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Diet
African penguin: Primarily feeds on small schooling fish, such as anchovies and sardines.

Magellanic penguin: Eats a variety of marine life, including small fish, squid, and crustaceans.

Humboldt penguin: Preys on fish supported by the cold, nutrient-rich Humboldt Current.

Osprey flying over Lake Washington near sunset.

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Dark-eyed junco female displays a light gray head and tail feathers and light brown mantle

Dark-eyed junco female - about the length of a rhododendron leaf.

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Boreal Chickadee watercolor painting - perched on a cedar branch (original art and photo by Tim Knight). Inspired by chickadees in All About Birds

Boreal Chickadee in watercolor

A chickadee with a brown instead of a black cap, the Boreal Chickadee lives in coniferous forests of the far north year-round.

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Venezuelan troupial - watch your step

Venezuelan troupial - Watch your step!

Quick ink sketch and watercolor wash

Reference photo by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen

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House Sparrow in ink and watercolor. (Reference photo by Alan Wilson)

House Sparrow in watercolor

One of the most widespread and abundant songbirds in the world today, the House Sparrow has a simple success formula: it associates with humans. The House Sparrow was introduced into Brooklyn, New York, in 1851. (All About Birds)

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Rev. Samuel Manning traveled the world and wrote stories of his adventures, including descriptions of cities, landscapes, and wildlife. One illustrator was Edward Whymper, a famous artist and mountaineer who first climbed the Matterhorn in the 1800s.

Rev. Samuel Manning, a world traveler and picture book author, from Notting Hill, London. My 3rd great-grandfather's books featured wildlife art in natural settings.

New illustration using ink pens.

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Chestnut backed chickadee with gray cap and reddish brown mantle gets ready to fly away.

Chestnut backed chickadee ready for takeoff.

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Magellanic Penguin swimming in the ocean - original ink sketch by Tim Knight

Magellanic Penguin swimming - ink sketch

The Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) is a South American penguin that breeds in coastal Patagonia, including Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands.

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Ink sketch of a penguin overlaid on a nature photo from Wikipedia.

Magellanic Penguin on the rocks

Original Ink sketch overlaid on a nature photo

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Steller’s Jay with a gray crest displaying blue wing feathers with bars

Steller’s Jay visiting the backyard

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Black-capped chickadee in ink and watercolor using Daniel Smith paints. Based on a snapshot by the artist Tim Knight.

Black-capped chickadee in watercolor

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Mount Rainier in the clouds.

Stunning view from Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

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Black-capped chickadee ink sketch using micron pen on Canson XL watercolor paper

Black-capped chickadee ink sketch

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Chestnut backed chickadee drinks and takes the plunge - video

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Black-capped chickadee getting water

Black-capped chickadee

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Steller’s Jay with gray head and blue wings perched on a cedar tree

Steller’s Jay on a cedar tree

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Clouds over Mount Rainier

Birding at Lake Washington with Mount Rainier in the distance

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Crows flying to the local park by the hundreds

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