r/birdart

Here’s my ongoing piece (it’s an Indian Roller). btw, this is my first attempt at drawing a bird, and it’s quite difficult ngl, especially the feathers. Nevertheless, I hope y’all like it!

Yellow -billed storks , lake Manyara ,Tanzania
Polychromos ,luminance and Derwent drawing pencils on Saunders Waterford 300gsm HP paper
26”x13”

I only tried quilling for a short time but of course had to try a bird. My try at an American Goldfinch.

Some of my drawings from my sketchbook dedicated to birds! Mostly use this to have fun and experiment with different art supplies! (please ignore my terrible letter jajaj)

I've been drawing in continuous line and then using watercolor to make these little birds ACEOs. This is my version of the yellow-rumped warbler

Yellow billed storks .
Polychromos on Saunders Waterford 300gsm HP paper

My current work in progress - Polychromos , Luminance and Derwent drawing pencils on Saunders Waterford 300gsm HP paper
This is a small section of the overall drawing

The Chilean Woodstar weighs as much as a paper clip, is as big as a car key and it is a vital pollinator.

At 2.5 gm and 7 cm, it is about the size of a large moth, sounds like a bee, and it famously performed elaborate courtship dances in flocks of hundreds around every flowering tree — but that was until the 1980s.

Until its population plummeted and it landed on the IUCN’s red list.

Species: Chilean Woodstar Hummingbird

Population: 300 individuals in total (2025) — no captive breeding program.

IUCN status: Critically Endangered.

Population Trend: Decreasing.

Range: Endemic to far northern Chile.

Habitat: Thickets and gardens along desert river valleys of Atacama.

Threats:
Habitat destruction by the burning of vegetation and agricultural expansion with use of pesticides are the main causes.
Climate change is causing temperatures to rise, killing flowering plants that are the nectar source. There is also competition from invasive species

The tiny hummingbird pollinates and keeps the flora and fauna alive in one of the harshest environments on earth — the Atacama Desert.

It is one of the few active pollinators in the desert valley ecosystem. Extinction of this keystone species will affect all other insects, reptiles, and birds that depend on the flowers and plants for survival. The ecosystem that survived millennia could collapse in decades.

Conservation efforts are ongoing, but a bird so close to extinction needs more help. Other than the Chilean government, local organizations, International Hummingbird Society, and American Bird Conservancy, very few groups are involved.

That is why awareness matters.

Even if we can’t always donate, we can still contribute by keeping the conversation on conservation alive – from wherever we are.

In reality, invisible species don’t get funded. Every conversation keeps the bird in the funding pipeline.

Let’s not let the Chilean Woodstar hummingbird fade away in silence.

Share the story. Save the species.

Instagram has a challenge right now for "migratory may" and I'm playing catch up with the prompt list 😅 pretty happy with these, but I'm wondering if I should be pushing my values further.

I’m not sure if I messed up the background, maybe takes too much away from The Kingfisher itself.

I finally hit 50 and went well over! Welcome birds 50-63. I'm a total pigeon lover and went back through my birds and thought it was a shame that I only have two pigeons, neither of which I'm particularly proud of. So I determined to draw more, as well as some fancy breeds, when I remembered a rescue called Palomacy that takes in hurt or domestic pigeons. All the Rock Doves that have names are birds on Palomacy that are currently available to adopt.
Anyway, have a nice morning, afternoon, or night.

(Art is mine.)

This is one of my 36”x36” original oil paintings and I love the pastel greens/violets in it! They create such a beautiful harmony! I can’t wait to see this painting in someone’s home. I love taking close up shots of all the details .. ✨