Project V Day Seventeen: Magnolia Tree Leaf

I'm 99% certain that this is a leaf from a Magnolia tree. I'm pretty darn good at identifying birds but I have a lot to learn about the rest of nature. I've been using the Texas A&M Forest Service website to help me with tree identification and it's been super helpful. Behind the leaf are the three brushes I've used everyday for the last 17 days. I love them very much.

These have been my tools. A lot of stuff goes into a little leaf.

Day Seventeen grid.

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Project IV Day 18: Turkey Vulture (again)

I can't stop with the Turkey Vultures. I think I might have been one in a past life. Is that why I'm such a dirtbag ?

Project VII-Day Thirty: Grass

And that is a wrap! Day Thirty's photo was taken at Oliver Nature Park in Mansfield, TX earlier this summer. The labeling of each drawing evolved during the project. In the bottom left-hand corner is the sequence number of the drawing within the 30-day time frame and the location of where the reference photo was taken. My take away from this particular project was having the opportunity to spend more time with a special moment I had in nature. It allowed me to marvel at the intricacies of the plants and animals around us.

Project IV Day 25: Hoatzin Nestling

Yes, this guy does indeed exist. He is a Hoatzin nestling. One thing you should know about these birds is that they are born with two claws on each wing. They are clumsy in flight and use these claws to climb about in their native swamps of Venezuela and Guyana. Once they reach adulthood, they those their claws. Dinosaur times-style.

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