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August 2023 Illustrations *˚⁺‧͙ ✧⁺‧͙。
🕑 Added 2023-08-31 21:01:00 +0000 UTCThe enchanted forest theme is complete! I loved drawing these glowing, purply images. It was a nice summer sendoff.
Thank you all for your suggestions and votes! The winners were sooo close this month.
Enchanted Forest Theme Poll Winners:
- Small Animal Curled Under Glowing Mushroom (63 Votes)
- Fox Kit (63 Votes)
- Nine-Tailed Fox (62 Votes)
- Fairy Garden (61 Votes)
Did the polls work correctly this time? I'm not sure if there's a fix yet, but if you're looking to vote for multiple options and the polls won't let you, it may work correctly on another device (computer or ipad).
I hope you felt encouraged by the drawings this month. And if not, I hope at least they were fun to look at! ♥
Where I live, summer is winding down and that means bird migrations! We've already stopped seeing hooded orioles, who head down to warmer Mexico for their non-breeding season.
Such pretty birds! I won't miss the "presents" they leaves on the feeders, however. XD
Lately we've been seeing a frenzy of hummingbirds as they pass through California heading south.
There's so much dramatic movement and color, it looks almost like a renaissance painting, no? I'd like to point out a few interesting birbs here!
Female Black-Chinned Hummingbirds look very similar to Anna's Hummingbirds! Usually they can be differentiated by the behavior-- BC's flare their tails more often, and they have dramatic black feathers with white tips.
Allen's Hummingbirds are almoooost year-round where I live. They are common in northern San Diego, about an hour south. I think they like the coastal warm air!
Anna's hummingbirds live in my area year-round and are the cutest little friend-shape borbs! She's sticking out her little tongue here, so sweet.
I hope the migrators all make it to their destinations safely! It's amazing that they do this every year, hundreds of miles!
Also, I am so excited about the White-Crowned Sparrows returning this year. In past years we saw them mid-September, fingers crossed! I love their songs, and they're so fun to watch. ♥
Thanks for letting me nerd out about birds for a bit there. If you'd like to observe more birds, I highly recommend the Twitch stream Californiabirbs. The community there is so nice!
Thanks for reading! I am very excited to draw Fall imagery soon, let's go September!
I hope the rest of your day treats you well. ♥
Until Next Time,
Kate
Comments
Katherine Allan
Ahh I missed this comment somehow, my apologies! It sounds like your grandparents get a lot of Anna's Hummingbirds, which are our regulars, too! So fascinating, given how far apart California and Indiana are. 60 birds at once is amazing, I'd love to see that!
Kaytiebug of Katty Creations
My grandparents (two different sets) in Southern Indiana get so many hummingbirds (the stereotypical ones everyone thinks of that have blue-green colored males with hot pink throats). This past weekend I counted 17 at one point. The other set who live in an even more rural area have gotten as many as 60 at once! They both have so many feeders and usually fill them twice a day. Thank you for sharing these lovely illuminated pieces and the trash pandas 😊 Can't wait to get them!
Katherine Allan
Aw, thank you! ♥♥
Stingrayplushies
I love how passionate you are about birds ❤️
