I remember hearing my first meadowlark. In the spring of our first year in Colorado, we had a house with a lot of fields around it. Mostly, the land was covered with native grasses and yucca plants. One morning I heard the sweetest melody. Looking around, I spotted this fellow perched on a yucca blossom and singing his heart out.Meadowlarks build their nests on the ground and the male proclaims his territory with song. I never did find the nest, but he kept singing for weeks. Every year there would be another meadowlark with a slightly different combination of notes.The meadowlark is the state bird of Nebraska - there certainly are a lot of fields in that state.The eastern half of Colorado is high desert/prairie and great meadowlark habitat.
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I don't have orioles visiting my feeder where I live now in Colorado, but when I was growing up in Minnesota, they were occasional summer visitors. I remember my Mom putting out oranges to attract them. They certainly are a spectacular sight with the bright orange and black plumage.This original oil is painted on a 5x7 cradled panel. For purchase information, please see my website.
I don't often see goldfinches in my yard, but when I do I always get excited at their flashes of bright yellow flitting around. This original oil is painted on a cradled 4x4 inch panel with the sides left natural wood.For purchase information, please see my website.
A brilliant flash of blue and a loud, strident call - you have a blue jay in your yard. I always know when they're around. This original 4x6 oil is another in my bird series on cradled wood panel.For purchase information, please see my website.
