Hello Readers,
As everyone in the world knows, the last 2 years of the pandemic has been tumultuous and really threw a wrench in everything.
Right before the pandemic I moved into my house in Fort Lauderdale, FL and spent a lot of time cleaning it up and transforming the yard from lawn and non-native and invasive trees into a Florida Native Plant garden! I did complete a few carvings during these times and shall post them in upcoming post.
Here is a list of the recent carvings:
2020:
131-133. Bachmans Sparrows (singing)
134. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (flying male)
135. Palm Warbler (Western ssp. - winter)
136. Gray Catbird
137. Florida Scrub Jay
138. Hawaiian Duck (duckling)
139. Java Sparrow
140. White-rumped Shama
141. American Redstart
2021
142. Painted Bunting (male)
143. Snowy Plover (Western ssp. California)
144. Eastern Whip-poor-will
145. Redhead (male)
146. Downy Woodpecker
147. Costa’s Hummingbird
148. Bobwhite
149. Black-whiskered Vireo
150. Common Ground-Dove
151. Black-and-White Warbler
2022
152. Common Gallinule
153. Marbled Murrelet (Alaska)
154. Semipalmated Sandpiper
155. White-rumped Sandpiper
156. Black-capped Petrel (Cuba)
157. Coal Tit (Portugal)
158. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
159. Ruddy Duck (male-winter)
The next bird I’m working on will be a Roseate Spoonbill so that should be my first bird of 2023 if I don’t get sidetracked on another bird.
As always, thanks for reading, and to stay up to date follow me on IG, TikTok, and I should be posting some carvings on YouTube as well.
Happy Holidays!
Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis
Carving No. 159
Under a Dennis Bower feather tree with Martha Stewart Everyday Christmas ornaments.
