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Bluebirds are very popular and very common around here. For a long time Eastern Bluebirds were endangered by invasive house sparrows and European starlings. Successful conservation efforts have brought this bird back in the US. You can easily attract eastern bluebirds to your Triangle area yard with dried mealworms on a platform or a specialized…
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Here’s a northern mockingbird, showing us what he’s got, because someone requested it. Someone requested the painting, not the wing display! These omnivores are very common in the Triangle and will come to your feeders for sunflower seeds or suet, even though they mostly eat insects. Watercolor, approximately 8×10; makes a nice 6×6 square print.
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This tiny little bird is a year-round resident of the Triangle area. The black-capped chickadee is very similar, but if you see a chickadee around here, it’s gonna be the Carolina variety. You can easily attract these cheerful birds to your yard because they love bird feeders and happily eat sunflower seeds along with insects,…
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A big sparrow that used to be called the rufous-sided towhee, the Eastern Towhee is a year-round resident of the Triangle area. You’ll find them hopping and scratching on the ground, looking for seeds and insects. Even if you don’t see them, you’ll hear them: they can be quite loud. Original watercolor, 8×10”
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I painted this big woodpecker big on 8×10” paper. My originals are usually a bit smaller, but this guy deserved a big painting. Northern Flickers are woodpeckers that mostly eat ants and other insects, but they will come to backyard feeders for suet or sunflower seeds. I never get them at my own feeders but…
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Mourning doves sing out a “woo-ooh-ooh-ooh” call that some people mistake for owls. Sometimes called “turtle dove” or “Carolina pigeon,” they are abundant in the Triangle area. Very easy to attract to your backyard feeder because they eat seeds almost exclusively and prefer to forage on the ground. So, cleaning up spilled seed under your…
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This small warbler with “Carolina blue” coloring on head and back can be found in and around the Triangle area in the summer only. They may be seen as they migrate through the area or in forested areas, especially in western NC. The cerulean is already pretty hard to find and, unfortunately, their population is…
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My second mini-zine, “SOME Birds Aren’t Real” is an educational publication meant to help the public navigate the popular conspiracy theory. Get the facts. Featuring 8 birds that I’m pretty sure aren’t real, imparting helpful advice and knowledge to my dear readers. Written and illustrated by me. The character likenesses are mostly copyrighted or trademarked…
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I have a new watercolor, The Lovebirds, and I’ve made it into notecards (barely) in time for Valentine’s Day. My original watercolor of two lovebirds is based on a couple of reference images I found online. The heart and the pink background are both from a separate watercolor heart I created for another work. I…
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Who doesn’t love a Carolina Wren? I love to watch these little characters when they visit my feeders. They especially like to climb inside the bluebird feeder to chow down on dried mealworms. They will grab the mealworms off the platform feeder, too, if there are any left! This isn’t my first attempt at a…
Craig Laurer 