Fallon Snow and Bird Studies

It was wonderfully stormy the third

week of February and we woke up to a blanket of snow.

I was out by 7 to catch the light and patterns

before it all started to melt.

The patterns on the sagebrush

and other desert plants is so interesting.

Excellent colors on last year's leaves.

I have Cornell's bird ID app on my phone

and keep track of all the birds I see in my travels.

I've been inspired to go a step further

and draw a study of them,

those that are new to me.

One of the nuthatch birds cut out for this business card

And the black phoebe was my other focus

this week. Both of these birds are tiny,

yet feisty and territorial.

Cathie Richardson Illustration