Birding by Camera and Paintbrush

Toucanet Painting

Floy Zittin January 18, 2025

We saw these toucanets in the Andes in Peru

Northern Emerald-Toucanet

David Zittin January 16, 2025

Seen feeding on flowers in our yard, near the Curi Cancha Preserve, Costa Rica.

Turquoise-browed Motmot (Eumomota superciliosa)

David Zittin January 9, 2025

Passionfruit and Warblers

Floy Zittin January 1, 2025

I designed this piece for a ‘Purple’ show at Viewpoints Gallery. I sketched Yellow-rumped Warblers foraging in the passionfruit vines at my daughter’s house in Torrance, CA.

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April 2025
- Apr 23, 2025 Montezuma Quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae) Apr 23, 2025
- Apr 1, 2025 Collared Aracari Apr 1, 2025
- Apr 1, 2025 Spectacled Redstart (Myioborus melanocephalus) Apr 1, 2025
March 2025
- Mar 23, 2025 Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) Mar 23, 2025
- Mar 8, 2025 Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) Mar 8, 2025
February 2025
- Feb 19, 2025 Avocet at Low tide Feb 19, 2025
- Feb 18, 2025 Golden-olive Woodpecker (Colaptes rubiginosus) Feb 18, 2025
- Feb 9, 2025 Lemon-throated Barbet (Eubucco richardsoni) Feb 9, 2025
January 2025
- Jan 18, 2025 Toucanet Painting Jan 18, 2025
- Jan 16, 2025 Northern Emerald-Toucanet Jan 16, 2025
- Jan 9, 2025 Turquoise-browed Motmot (Eumomota superciliosa) Jan 9, 2025
- Jan 1, 2025 Passionfruit and Warblers Jan 1, 2025
November 2024
- Nov 12, 2024 Hooded Mountain Tanager (Buthraupis montana) Nov 12, 2024
- Nov 12, 2024 Black-crowned Night Herons Nov 12, 2024
October 2024
- Oct 28, 2024 Military Macaws Oct 28, 2024
- Oct 27, 2024 Machu Picchu Oct 27, 2024
September 2024
- Sep 21, 2024 Honeycreepers and a Hummingbird Sep 21, 2024
- Sep 19, 2024 Grass-green Tanager (Chlorornis riefferii) Sep 19, 2024
- Sep 11, 2024 Spotted Tanager (Ixothraupis punctata) Sep 11, 2024
- Sep 11, 2024 Golden-naped Tanager (Chalcothraupis ruficervi) Sep 11, 2024
- Sep 3, 2024 Plumbeous Rail (Pardirallus sanguinolentus) Sep 3, 2024
- Sep 2, 2024 Peruvian Thick-knee (Hesperoburhinus superciliaris) Sep 2, 2024
June 2024
- Jun 29, 2024 Lesson's Motmot Jun 29, 2024
- Jun 24, 2024 Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) Jun 24, 2024
April 2024
- Apr 19, 2024 Red-capped Manakin (Ceratopipra mentalis) Apr 19, 2024
- Apr 19, 2024 Burrowing Owls Apr 19, 2024
March 2024
- Mar 5, 2024 Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) Mar 5, 2024
February 2024
- Feb 28, 2024 Cranes in Flight Feb 28, 2024
- Feb 12, 2024 Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) Feb 12, 2024
- Feb 1, 2024 Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus igniventris) Feb 1, 2024
January 2024
- Jan 5, 2024 White-tailed Trogon (Trogon chionurus) Jan 5, 2024
December 2023
- Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2023
November 2023
- Nov 1, 2023 White-crowned Sparrows and Blackberries Nov 1, 2023
September 2023
- Sep 20, 2023 Mourning Doves Sep 20, 2023
August 2023
- Aug 20, 2023 Western Tanagers Aug 20, 2023
July 2023
- Jul 30, 2023 Rufous-capped Warbler Jul 30, 2023
- Jul 18, 2023 Five-striped Sparrow Jul 18, 2023
- Jul 16, 2023 Scarlet Macaw Jul 16, 2023
- Jul 13, 2023 Hooded Orioles and Oranges Jul 13, 2023
June 2023
- Jun 30, 2023 Black-billed Mountain-Toucan Jun 30, 2023
- Jun 22, 2023 Mountain Bluebird Jun 22, 2023
- Jun 4, 2023 Japanese Cranes Jun 4, 2023
May 2023
- May 27, 2023 Elegant Trogon May 27, 2023
- May 23, 2023 Scaled Quail May 23, 2023
- May 14, 2023 Jays in the Wind May 14, 2023
- May 10, 2023 Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus) May 10, 2023
April 2023
- Apr 6, 2023 Backyard Bird Sketches Apr 6, 2023
March 2023
- Mar 14, 2023 Blue-necked Tanager (Stilpnia cyanicollis) Mar 14, 2023
- Mar 6, 2023 Southern Emerald-Toucanet Mar 6, 2023
- Mar 3, 2023 Tropical Parula Mar 3, 2023
February 2023
- Feb 26, 2023 Golden-fronted Redstart Feb 26, 2023
- Feb 22, 2023 Hawaiian Endemics Feb 22, 2023
- Feb 20, 2023 Varied Thrush Feb 20, 2023
- Feb 16, 2023 Southern Emerald-Toucanet Feb 16, 2023
January 2023
- Jan 16, 2023 Jan 16, 2023
- Jan 12, 2023 Thistle Fantasy Jan 12, 2023
- Jan 9, 2023 Saffron Finch Jan 9, 2023
November 2022
- Nov 17, 2022 Cedar Waxwings and a Robin Nov 17, 2022
- Nov 7, 2022 Red-headed Woodpecker Nov 7, 2022
October 2022
- Oct 12, 2022 Quail Covey Oct 12, 2022
- Oct 3, 2022 Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) Oct 3, 2022
August 2022
- Aug 29, 2022 Garden Sage Aug 29, 2022
July 2022
- Jul 30, 2022 Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus) Jul 30, 2022
- Jul 23, 2022 Long-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus kingii) Jul 23, 2022
- Jul 11, 2022 Burrowing Owl Pair Jul 11, 2022
June 2022
- Jun 21, 2022 Green Heron Jun 21, 2022
- Jun 16, 2022 Prothonotary Warbler Jun 16, 2022
May 2022
- May 27, 2022 The Spectacled Parrotlet May 27, 2022
- May 22, 2022 Bar-crested Antshrike May 22, 2022
April 2022
- Apr 28, 2022 Cinnamon Flycatcher Apr 28, 2022
- Apr 9, 2022 Golden-plumed Parakeets Apr 9, 2022
- Apr 6, 2022 Gray-breasted Mountain Toucan Apr 6, 2022
March 2022
- Mar 29, 2022 Grey-breasted Mountain-Toucan Mar 29, 2022
- Mar 25, 2022 Red-headed Barbet Mar 25, 2022
- Mar 20, 2022 Golden Tanager Mar 20, 2022
- Mar 18, 2022 Red-headed Barbet Mar 18, 2022
January 2022
- Jan 31, 2022 The Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) Jan 31, 2022
- Jan 25, 2022 Swallow-tail Gull Jan 25, 2022
- Jan 25, 2022 Andean Condor Jan 25, 2022
- Jan 25, 2022 Townsend's Warbler Jan 25, 2022
- Jan 24, 2022 Kestrels Jan 24, 2022
- Jan 4, 2022 Warblers and Pistache Jan 4, 2022
December 2021
- Dec 25, 2021 Greater Roadrunner Dec 25, 2021
November 2021
- Nov 22, 2021 American Goldfinch and Thistles Nov 22, 2021
- Nov 17, 2021 A Flotilla of Male Hooded Mergansers Nov 17, 2021
October 2021
- Oct 12, 2021 Foggy Marsh Oct 12, 2021
- Oct 2, 2021 Crested Caracara Oct 2, 2021
September 2021
- Sep 27, 2021 Egrets Flying Low Sep 27, 2021
August 2021
- Aug 29, 2021 Summer Sierra Birding Aug 29, 2021
July 2021
- Jul 24, 2021 Yellow Grosbeak Jul 24, 2021
- Jul 24, 2021 California Quail in the Summer Jul 24, 2021
- Jul 4, 2021 Wilson's Snipe Jul 4, 2021
June 2021
- Jun 4, 2021 Yellow-eyed Junco Jun 4, 2021
May 2021
- May 20, 2021 Red-shouldered Hawk May 20, 2021
- May 3, 2021 Lazuli Bunting May 3, 2021
April 2021
- Apr 25, 2021 Lawrence's Goldfinch Apr 25, 2021
- Apr 17, 2021 Warbler Sketches Apr 17, 2021
March 2021
- Mar 21, 2021 Lesser Goldfinch and Winter Weeds Mar 21, 2021
- Mar 18, 2021 Cape May Warbler Mar 18, 2021
- Mar 8, 2021 Blackburnian Warbler Mar 8, 2021
- Mar 6, 2021 California Towhee Mar 6, 2021
- Mar 1, 2021 Golden-fronted Woodpecker Mar 1, 2021
February 2021
- Feb 22, 2021 Persimmon Tree Visitors Feb 22, 2021
- Feb 19, 2021 Yellow Warbler Feb 19, 2021
- Feb 7, 2021 Northern Harrier Feb 7, 2021
January 2021
- Jan 27, 2021 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Jan 27, 2021
- Jan 16, 2021 American Kestrel Painting Jan 16, 2021
- Jan 11, 2021 American Kestrel Jan 11, 2021
- Jan 6, 2021 Green Heron Jan 6, 2021
December 2020
- Dec 19, 2020 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Dec 19, 2020
- Dec 17, 2020 A Burned Forest Dec 17, 2020
- Dec 15, 2020 Red-breasted Nuthatch Dec 15, 2020
- Dec 2, 2020 Anna's Hummingbird Chase Dec 2, 2020
November 2020
- Nov 19, 2020 Savannah Sparrow Nov 19, 2020
- Nov 14, 2020 Rock Wren Nov 14, 2020
- Nov 7, 2020 Night-Herons Lurking Nov 7, 2020
October 2020
- Oct 30, 2020 California Quail Oct 30, 2020
- Oct 29, 2020 Spotted Towhee Oct 29, 2020
- Oct 27, 2020 Townsend's Warbler Oct 27, 2020
- Oct 19, 2020 Lesser Goldfinch Trio Oct 19, 2020
- Oct 14, 2020 Magnolia Warbler Oct 14, 2020
- Oct 6, 2020 Oystercatcher Sketch Oct 6, 2020
September 2020
- Sep 30, 2020 Osprey Sketch Sep 30, 2020
- Sep 23, 2020 Osprey Sep 23, 2020
- Sep 22, 2020 California Thrasher Sep 22, 2020
- Sep 11, 2020 House Finch Sep 11, 2020
- Sep 10, 2020 House Wren Sep 10, 2020
August 2020
- Aug 30, 2020 Black-crowned Night-Heron Aug 30, 2020
- Aug 29, 2020 Lesson's Motmot Aug 29, 2020
- Aug 15, 2020 American Bittern Aug 15, 2020
- Aug 8, 2020 Kingfisher Sketches Aug 8, 2020
July 2020
- Jul 30, 2020 Orange-crowned Warblers Jul 30, 2020
- Jul 29, 2020 Grasshopper Sparrow Jul 29, 2020
- Jul 25, 2020 Golden Eagle Jul 25, 2020
- Jul 22, 2020 White-bellied Hummingbird Jul 22, 2020
- Jul 19, 2020 Allen's Hummingbird Jul 19, 2020
- Jul 16, 2020 Osprey Jul 16, 2020
- Jul 11, 2020 White-headed Woodpecker Painting Jul 11, 2020
- Jul 5, 2020 Ash-throated Flycatcher Jul 5, 2020
June 2020
- Jun 26, 2020 Black-headed Grosbeak Jun 26, 2020
- Jun 25, 2020 Evening Grosbeak Jun 25, 2020
- Jun 20, 2020 White-headed Woodpecker Sketch Jun 20, 2020
- Jun 20, 2020 White-headed Woodpecker Painting Jun 20, 2020
- Jun 18, 2020 White-headed Woodpecker Jun 18, 2020
- Jun 17, 2020 Cassin's Finch Jun 17, 2020
- Jun 2, 2020 Hooded Orioles Jun 2, 2020
May 2020
- May 31, 2020 Bullock's Oriole May 31, 2020
- May 27, 2020 Pacific-slope Flycatcher May 27, 2020
- May 24, 2020 Red-tailed Hawk May 24, 2020
- May 22, 2020 Wrentit May 22, 2020
- May 19, 2020 Covey of Quail May 19, 2020
- May 3, 2020 Yellow-headed Blackbird May 3, 2020
April 2020
- Apr 23, 2020 Two Egrets in a Storm Apr 23, 2020
- Apr 22, 2020 Wilson's Warbler Apr 22, 2020
- Apr 13, 2020 The Elegant Trogon Apr 13, 2020
- Apr 5, 2020 Sharp-shinned Hawk Apr 5, 2020
- Apr 2, 2020 House Finches in a Storm Apr 2, 2020
- Apr 1, 2020 Black Pheobe Apr 1, 2020
March 2020
- Mar 18, 2020 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Mar 18, 2020
- Mar 10, 2020 Kestrel Painting Mar 10, 2020
- Mar 7, 2020 Long-eared Owls Mar 7, 2020
- Mar 4, 2020 California Scrub-Jay Mar 4, 2020
- Mar 2, 2020 Speckled Tanager Mar 2, 2020
- Mar 1, 2020 Stripe-headed Sparrow Mar 1, 2020
February 2020
- Feb 21, 2020 Macaw and Parakeet Sketches Feb 21, 2020
- Feb 20, 2020 Groove-billed Ani Feb 20, 2020
- Feb 17, 2020 Tufted Flycatcher Feb 17, 2020
- Feb 13, 2020 Slate-throated Redstart Feb 13, 2020
- Feb 11, 2020 Hooded Orioles Feb 11, 2020
- Feb 11, 2020 Black-throated Magpie-Jay Feb 11, 2020
- Feb 8, 2020 Squirrel Cuckoo Feb 8, 2020
- Feb 5, 2020 Streak-backed Oriole Sketch Feb 5, 2020
- Feb 5, 2020 Streak-backed Oriole Feb 5, 2020
- Feb 4, 2020 Streak-backed Oriole Feb 4, 2020
January 2020
- Jan 20, 2020 Red-tailed Hawk Painting Jan 20, 2020
- Jan 11, 2020 Kestrel Sketch Jan 11, 2020
- Jan 9, 2020 Long-eared Owl Jan 9, 2020
- Jan 3, 2020 Black Skimmer Jan 3, 2020
December 2019
- Dec 31, 2019 Goldfinch and Sunflower Painting Dec 31, 2019
- Dec 23, 2019 Black Oystercatcher Dec 23, 2019
- Dec 18, 2019 Snowy Plover Painting Dec 18, 2019
- Dec 14, 2019 Snowy Plover Dec 14, 2019
- Dec 14, 2019 Heerman's Gulls & Black Turnstones Dec 14, 2019
- Dec 6, 2019 Hummingbird and Fuchsia Dec 6, 2019
- Dec 1, 2019 Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) Dec 1, 2019
November 2019
- Nov 13, 2019 California Thrasher Painting Nov 13, 2019
- Nov 12, 2019 California Thrasher Nov 12, 2019
- Nov 7, 2019 Western Stone Nuthatch Nov 7, 2019
October 2019
- Oct 27, 2019 Istanbul Travel Oct 27, 2019
- Oct 1, 2019 Spotted Towhee Oct 1, 2019
September 2019
- Sep 26, 2019 Sketches with Sunflowers Sep 26, 2019
- Sep 25, 2019 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sep 25, 2019
- Sep 23, 2019 Mountain Bluebird Sep 23, 2019
- Sep 22, 2019 Evening Grosbeaks at Yuba Pass Sep 22, 2019
- Sep 8, 2019 Lesser Goldfinch Sep 8, 2019
- Sep 7, 2019 Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) Sep 7, 2019
- Sep 1, 2019 Yellow Warbler and a Bee Sep 1, 2019
August 2019
- Aug 30, 2019 Yellow Warbler Aug 30, 2019
- Aug 27, 2019 Hooded Orioles Aug 27, 2019
- Aug 23, 2019 Crested Caracara Aug 23, 2019
- Aug 16, 2019 Black Phoebe in Poetry Aug 16, 2019
- Aug 15, 2019 Black Phoebe Aug 15, 2019
- Aug 9, 2019 Dipper Painting Aug 9, 2019
- Aug 5, 2019 American Dipper Aug 5, 2019
- Aug 4, 2019 Pygmy Nuthatches Aug 4, 2019
July 2019
- Jul 24, 2019 House Finches Jul 24, 2019
- Jul 22, 2019 Canyon Wren Jul 22, 2019
- Jul 21, 2019 House Sparrows Jul 21, 2019
- Jul 17, 2019 The Grasshopper Sparrow Jul 17, 2019
- Jul 14, 2019 Snowy Egret Jul 14, 2019
- Jul 9, 2019 The Green Turaco Jul 9, 2019
- Jul 7, 2019 Great Horned Owl Jul 7, 2019
- Jul 2, 2019 The Northern Pygmy-Owl Jul 2, 2019
June 2019
- Jun 26, 2019 Bewick's Wren II Jun 26, 2019
- Jun 24, 2019 Bewick's Wren Jun 24, 2019
- Jun 23, 2019 The Carolina Wren Jun 23, 2019
- Jun 14, 2019 Green-tailed Towhee Sketch Jun 14, 2019
- Jun 13, 2019 The Green-tailed Towhee Jun 13, 2019
- Jun 3, 2019 Mountain Warblers Jun 3, 2019
May 2019
- May 29, 2019 Cooper's Hawk Painting May 29, 2019
- May 28, 2019 Cooper's Hawk May 28, 2019
- May 22, 2019 Whiskered Screed-Owl sketch May 22, 2019
- May 22, 2019 Whiskered Screech Owl May 22, 2019
- May 21, 2019 Five-striped Sparrow Sketch May 21, 2019
- May 20, 2019 The Five-striped Sparrow May 20, 2019
- May 9, 2019 Cedar Waxwings May 9, 2019
- May 7, 2019 Blackpoll Warbler May 7, 2019
- May 4, 2019 Tennessee Warblers May 4, 2019
- May 3, 2019 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher May 3, 2019
- May 2, 2019 Lazuli Bunting May 2, 2019
- May 1, 2019 Spoonbills and warblers May 1, 2019
April 2019
- Apr 29, 2019 Chuck-will's-widow Apr 29, 2019
- Apr 19, 2019 K is for Kestrel Apr 19, 2019
- Apr 14, 2019 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - A subtle beauty Apr 14, 2019
- Apr 6, 2019 Steller's Jays Apr 6, 2019
- Apr 4, 2019 Green Jay Apr 4, 2019
March 2019
- Mar 29, 2019 Orange- fronted Parakeet Mar 29, 2019
- Mar 29, 2019 Plain-capped Starthroat Hummingbird Mar 29, 2019
- Mar 28, 2019 Streak-backed Oriole Mar 28, 2019
- Mar 27, 2019 Orange-breasted Bunting Mar 27, 2019
- Mar 26, 2019 Nayarit, Mexico Mar 26, 2019
- Mar 14, 2019 Wilson's Warblers Mar 14, 2019
- Mar 14, 2019 Black-throated Green Warbler Mar 14, 2019
- Mar 14, 2019 Warbler Sketches Mar 14, 2019
- Mar 11, 2019 Yellow Warblers and Cherries Mar 11, 2019
- Mar 9, 2019 Yellow Warbler Mar 9, 2019
- Mar 7, 2019 Nashville Warbler Mar 7, 2019
- Mar 7, 2019 Yellow-rumped Warblers Mar 7, 2019
- Mar 5, 2019 Palm Warbler Mar 5, 2019
- Mar 1, 2019 Sandhill Cranes and Ibis Mar 1, 2019
February 2019
- Feb 28, 2019 Southern Lapwing Feb 28, 2019
- Feb 26, 2019 Yellowthroat Study Feb 26, 2019
- Feb 25, 2019 Common Yellowthroat Feb 25, 2019
- Feb 23, 2019 Yosemite Renaissance Exhibit Feb 23, 2019
- Feb 21, 2019 Bay-breasted Warbler Feb 21, 2019
- Feb 17, 2019 Ferruginous Hawk Feb 17, 2019
- Feb 17, 2019 Rufous-tailed Jacamar Feb 17, 2019
- Feb 14, 2019 Common Mergansers Feb 14, 2019
- Feb 10, 2019 Western Tanager Feb 10, 2019
- Feb 10, 2019 Western Tanagers Feb 10, 2019
- Feb 9, 2019 Ferruginous Hawk Feb 9, 2019
- Feb 7, 2019 Ferruginous Hawk Sketch Feb 7, 2019
- Feb 6, 2019 White-crowned Sparrow Feb 6, 2019
- Feb 5, 2019 Rufous-collared Sparrow Feb 5, 2019
- Feb 3, 2019 Silver-throated Tanager Feb 3, 2019
- Feb 2, 2019 Sandhill Cranes Feb 2, 2019
- Feb 2, 2019 Yellow-billed Magpie Feb 2, 2019
January 2019
- Jan 31, 2019 Mountain Plovers Jan 31, 2019
- Jan 28, 2019 Golden-hooded Tanager II Jan 28, 2019
- Jan 27, 2019 Tanager sketches Jan 27, 2019
- Jan 26, 2019 Speckled Tanager: Eye Candy Jan 26, 2019
- Jan 26, 2019 Scarlet Macaw Jan 26, 2019
- Jan 25, 2019 Lesson's Motmot Jan 25, 2019
- Jan 22, 2019 Red-eyed Tree Frog Jan 22, 2019
- Jan 22, 2019 Another Honeycreeper Jan 22, 2019
- Jan 22, 2019 More blue: Honey Creepers Jan 22, 2019
- Jan 21, 2019 Broad-winged Hawk Jan 21, 2019
- Jan 20, 2019 Blues Jan 20, 2019
- Jan 19, 2019 Golden-hooded Tanager Jan 19, 2019
- Jan 18, 2019 Black-throated Trogon Jan 18, 2019
- Jan 17, 2019 Green Honeycreeper Jan 17, 2019
- Jan 17, 2019 The Blue Dacnis Jan 17, 2019
- Jan 15, 2019 Hoffman's Woodpecker Jan 15, 2019
- Jan 13, 2019 Motmot Sketches Jan 13, 2019
- Jan 12, 2019 Woodpeckers Jan 12, 2019
- Jan 12, 2019 Motmots Jan 12, 2019

Birds by David and Floy