The Hummingbird is my all time favorite bird. You will see them in many of my paintings. They have a beauty and mystery and an unpredictability that intrigues me.  The way they hover, fly backwards and dart every which way is amazing. Here’s one diving into a Hibiscus flower.

I love every time I spot them on my walks along the beach. It was sunset and my goal was to capture the sun casting its glow and luminescence on its feathers.

I love whenever I spot a Blue Heron on my walks along the beach. I reached for my camera to take as many pictures before he would fly away, but he let me get in real close for a photo shoot.

At Surfer’s Knoll in Ventura, this Blue Heron was walking along the berm along side me like we were old friends.

There are so many Snowy Plovers on my walks. They are an endangered species and every Spring, sections of the dunes are blocked off so that they can lay eggs and roost in peace. By the end of fall there are hundreds more running back and forth with the tides. Here’s proud mama with her chick.

I love when I get to see a pelican sitting on the railing of a pier.  This one posed for me.

Inspired by my love of birds I had a go at painting them in this lovely Triptych.

First panel, you have a Hummingbird, Blue Finch and a Beak Hipster. In the second one, a Cardinal and Red Finch, and in the last panel a Blue Jay, Yellow Warbler and Robin