You probably won't see 'Avocets, Dunlin and Lapwing' on the but you still enjoy following to paint them along with a host of hints and tips for birds from life. Take a look here https://t.co/6II79DlQBT and see how you get on.

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The Society of Wild Life Artists Annual Exhibition 'The Natural Eye 2022' is now LIVE on our website: https://t.co/2hIWkds4ix

Richard Allen SWLA, 'Spring Avocets, Minsmere'; Brin Edwards SWLA, 'Blackbird Spring Pond'; John Hatton ASWLA, 'Avocet Evening'

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A range of collographs by the extremely talented Kerry Buck





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The avocets are back To celebrate, here is a lovely watercolour by Robert Greenhalf of avocets and a shoveler.

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Shades of grey, Avocets sheltering from cold north wind in lee of a mud bank on Colne estuary

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One from the archives, Robert Greenhalf's Avocets and Shovler.. beautifully understated as always.

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Drooped off some linos at and spent morning sketching Avocets while Dartford Warblers churred away behind me in the dunes

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Coastal avocets, curving upwards.
A commission made earlier in the year.

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(Recurvirostra avosetta) sweep their curved bills side to side to search for aquatic invertebrates. SciArt by Elizabeth Gould for John Gould's Birds of Europe, Vol. 4 (1837). In via : https://t.co/AadRgdQXcL

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In these difficult and testing times it's nice to see nature getting on with things as usual, nice flock of Avocets still on my local estuary, can't resist sketching them, here's a few recent examples

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Not quite sure why Avocets are called waders.

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There's something enchanting about this piece by Ron Stephens! The interesting composition & earthy tones of their surroundings really make those Avocets pop! This piece is available to view and buy at our exhibition at until the 8th Jan.

https://t.co/RKrTZrqj8b

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"Avocets on the Colne" sketched this week, I'll be exhibition with my and Thurs 24th Oct 12-4pm come and say hello

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Avocets on the Colne, love the patterns of mud,water and shadows

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Here is my late and his American Idol: 🦅for (and yes, I hope the “E” is going to be an eagle, so I have to do one less😀)
Also a couple of my initial rough sketches of Avocets, who didn’t make it...😕😁

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Early morning Wheldrake Ings and I'm greeted by a Barn Owl as I cross the bridge. A Swallow darts and dives near the Tower hide. At the Pool hide it's busy with Lapwings and I notice three Avocets in the distance. A Kingfisher ( spotted by ) stops by too.

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