5 October 24

Birdtober Day 5: Feet

drawings and diagrams showing the feet of Anna's hummingbirds, perched and in flight

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4 October 24

Birdtober Day 4: Perching Female Anna's Hummingbird

pen and wash drawing of a female hummingbird retracting its tongue

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3 October 24

Birdtober Day 3: Hummingbird in Shadow

drawing of a male hummingbird with no visible iridescence

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2 October 24

Birdtober Day 2: Young Male Anna's

multiple pen and wash drawings of an immature male Anna's Hummingbird

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1 October 24

Birdtober Day 1: The Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)

pen and wash drawings of adult male Anna's hummingbirds with directional indications for flight

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30 September 24

Birdtober 2024: Deep Dive into Anna's Hummingbirds from Life

pen and wash drawings of hummingbirds and a mourning dove In previous years I have enjoyed doing the official #birdtober series in the past where you follow a given bird on a given day. This is almost always a bird that hails from far away and I’ve needed to work from photos, which is okay but was getting me a bit frustrated. There is nothing wrong about working from photos: you do learn plenty. But this year I’ve decided to go ahead and work only from life, making nature journaling-type notes on each day’s work, focusing on this or that feature of a bird I see every day.

pen and wash drawings of two hummingbirds with notes about paper, materials Hoping to learn a lot and enjoy myself.

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15 June 24

Crazy Dream Last Night

9-panel comic depicting an awkward conversation with two men where I used to work over 25 years ago

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1 June 24

Looking Forward to Monday Lunch

4-panel comic exploring the distress of a low-residue restricted diet for a G.I. procedure

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30 May 24

Writing an Epitaph

6-panel comic exploring ways to write your life, or your life's work, in one line

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29 May 24

Is Anti-Zionism the Same as Antisemitism?

chart showing discussion points from a conversation held May 29, 2024

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