This is my first waxwing painting, inspired by these lovely birds I was lucky enough to see for the first time in Edinburgh a couple of weeks ago. 8 x 8", acrylic on wood

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Day 15 of Fell behind again, but I'm getting back into it! Waxwings have been a favorite of mine since I was small. Their neutral body color mixed with those boldly patterned and colored wings is a really nice look!

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Can't believe it's been two years since we had a large flock of here in Banchory! Signed, Limited Edition prints of these watercolours are still available at £75. Both 55cm x 41cm. Message me if you would like one.

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The next Science Illustration Distance Program sessions begin soon! Pen & Ink starts Mar 31; Color & Composition Mar 29

Details: https://t.co/0P5iepLyst

Images: “Hamster Life” - Kanon Tanaka, Session II; “Cedar Waxwings Feeding on Serviceberry” - Elizabeth Quandt, Session III

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Skoryx and some cedar waxwings! There is a red berry vine growing on a pine tree outside my house and the waxwings like to eat the berries.

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Alphabet of Art in The Natural Eye. W is for Wheatear by Kim Atkinson, Wagtails by Richard Jarvis, Woodcock by Mike Warren and Waxwings by To see these and over 350 other works inspired by nature https://t.co/7uhsiUosI5

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Day 13 means Cedar Waxwings! Combo of ink and watercolour.

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In the preface to Vol. I of his American Ornithology, Charlie Bonaparte thanks his colleagues for helping him make his English sound more natural and less "foreign." He nevertheless could write that all waxwings are "largely and pointedly crested."

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I saw a pair of Cedar Waxwings in my backyard yesterday which I've never seen here before. They are lovely so I wanted to paint one to add to my chubby bird series.

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Good morning tweeters. In England, the Waxwing is known as The Bohemian Chatterer, in Ireland - "silk wing" or "fairy wing". It was believed that banshees used waxwings as torches to guide them through their nights of lonely laments...#FolkloreThursday

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Whats this map?

Todays rain radar - No
Sightings of Waxwings this winter - No
Breeding population of Hen Harriers - NO

Its a hotspot map showing the Confirmed Persecution of Birds of Prey in Scotland between 2003–2017 - and these are just the confirmed ones!

And yes it is 2018

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A mutual love of brought us together, and happy to say lovely Community Garden Centre is now stocking my products. 🐝

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The invasion is starting! Saw redwings today but no waxwings yet. http://t.co/BjXcmT59ts

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