Here’s another from that preserve. He just watched us as his mate was busy in a nest nearby. She was well hidden until she would stretch her neck to gather more grasses for the nest. The preserve has a board walk that’ll bring humans quite close to these birds and maybe they’ve grown used to us over the years, at least this couple. It’s 7″ x 10″ using pencil, watercolor and gouache on cotton paper. $65 unframed.
Painter on a Bicycle 
Very well done, Tommy! Brings back memories. One of the things I miss about the Minneapolis area, where we lived in St. Louis Park, there was a pond in the back of our building. The mallards and the geese came back every March and stayed until Winter began. I loved walking around that pond and taking photos. Had a great view from our outside deck as well (second floor).
On Wed, Apr 21, 2021 at 3:54 PM Painter on a Bicycle wrote:
> tommybeers posted: ” Here’s another from that preserve. He just watched us > as his mate was busy in a nest nearby. She was well hidden until she would > stretch her neck to gather more grasses for the nest. The preserve has a > board walk that’ll bring humans quite close to t” >
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