Theresa

1. I was drawn to nature sketching and journaling because I think it is so beautiful to be able to capture the world around you in bright colors and cool facts. I hope to be able to draw and paint in my field journal and capture what I am seeing. 2. I really love the way Shayna had their journal laid out. I loved the vibrant paintings along with the factual words that hugged the picture. I hope that I will be able to do this even though I do not have much artistic ability.

Activity 3: The male American Goldfinch looks much different from summer to winter. In the summer they are a bright golden yellow with black accents like a black crown. In the winter they are a dull yellow maybe even light brown. They have also gotten ride of all of their black spots that can be seen in their summer plumage The Common Loon also makes large changes in their plumage from summer to winter. In summer they have a beautiful coat of black feathers on the head followed by a band of emerald green on the neck and then spotted black and white body. In the winter their colors are subdued and more of a white and grey rather than that beautiful deep black.

1: My attention was caught by the wandering Albatross. That bird family has always caught my eye in nature films and docuseries. Something about their freedom of flight over the ocean for years at a time draws me in. Seeing one of these amazing birds has now been added to my bucket list. 2: I have always loved flamingos which I believe the be in the wading birds category. One bird I have seen in the wild is the amazing but tiny rufous. These birds belong to the distinct hummingbird group. There are actually so many of these in my parents town that they have created stickers that say "Don't be a rufous" (if you know you know). Then the last bird that I have seen and could categorize is the amazing Golden eagle. These birds are amazing with their majestically wide wingspan. I would put these birds in the raptors category. 3: One of my favorite birds that I have seen recently in the red tailed hawk. These birds are beautiful soaring above a cabin in the woods. They have a beautiful rusty red and brown color to them and when they sit on trees they are poised and ready. I could watch them soar through the sky looking for prey all day. I find that so far the raptors group has been one of my favorites.