17 August 08

Osprey

Osprey: graphite on paper I was on my bike over the creek when a large bird overhead caught my eye: an osprey! I’ve been striking out on this bird every time we’ve been to Lake Solano on our bikes, so it was a huge thrill to see one so close to home.

I biked home fast, told Numenius (who was not able to find it), then biked back north. Again, I did this sketch from memory. Looking at the field guide I see I got the black marking in the face wrong, but you’ll just have to imagine it has white over the eye…

My father loved ospreys; he’d have been 79 today. Happy birthday, dad.

Posted by at 12:51 PM in Bird of the Day | Link |

  1. I always said that if I could come back next life as anything, I’d choose to be an osprey…magnificent flyers and can eat fish all the time. :)


    — Teresa    18. August 2008, 20:29    Link

  2. A sign from your Dad, the osprey, Happy Birthday Ken.


    — Jennifer    19. August 2008, 06:54    Link

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