Plays With Pencils: Hog Island Maine

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Monday, October 7, 2019

#HogIsland2019 Bird Habitats with Doug Tallamy

Arrival on a Sunday afternoon gives the camper time to reflect on the magical beauty of Audubon's Hog Island camp in Maine.

Colorful notes and illustrations on bird habitat lectures.

NO INSECTS = NO BABY BIRDS!

Watercolor pencils in Strathmore 500 Series Mixed Media Journal.

Much knowledge and wisdom from Deb Perkins, Doug Tallamy, and Steve Kress.

Yay! Baby Bird food!

To attract birds - "feather the edges" in your ecotones! Trees to shrubs to plants to lawn instead of abrupt changes such as trees to lawn.

Saturday, March 17, 2018

Art Journal Flip #10

Narrated Art Journal Flip of my Strathmore 500 Series Mixed Media Journal #10!

Nature journaling, flights of fantasy, and just plain old mixed media fun!

Thursday, January 4, 2018

Hog Island: The Puffin/Tern Connection

Audubon Camp on Hog Island, Maine. June 2017 Boat trip to Eastern Egg Island.

Eastern Egg Island: home to 172 breeding pairs of puffins during the 2017 season. They raise their young deep in the crevices of the seaside rocks.

You can see the terns flying over the island. There are 1400 pairs on the island. They make their nests on the rocks or at the edge of the grassy areas.

The terns are territorial. They fly at intruders and are quick to investigate unusual events such as a dead bird floating nearby in the water. Perhaps their warning system helps the puffins!