Birds of Prey on the move!

                                                                Peregrine Falcon - Acrylic on paper 11x14 
“Ah, Birds you say?” “Something for spring.” Yes Maybe, that’s when they come back. Songbirds are best seen in spring. But fall is a great time to watch Birds of Prey.

To get closer to my wild subjects I did volunteer work for the Audubon Center and went Hawk banding and songbird banding with my mentor in my wildlife rehab training.

It was so amazing; I never knew there was such diversity and color among birds.
How could I have missed all this wonderful “Sky Confetti”?

This brings me to the first signs of fall – autumn migrations.

So when you step outside take a look around and up.

Have some fun and treat it like a treasure hunt.

Here is a tip for finding some of those birds leaving town.

The best time to see birds on the move is when we get a cold snap and or on a windy day with a North West wind.

and some links;

 Check out the Audubon Society * http://ny.audubon.org/ to learn more about some good places to spot migratory birds or email Education coordinator, Larry Federman of Audubon NY at birderlarry@verizon.net  or JOHN BURROUGHS of the NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY http://www.jbnhs.org/ or ebird.org.(upstate NY) View and explore a real-time, online, program, eBird collects observations from birders like you and shares them.

As “they” say Birds of a Feather stick together. So I hope to see you, my fine feathered friends, around town (looking up of course).

 This is a painting I did from life and if you're interested it's available as a print. 

Artist JoAnne Sullam Paintings of (peregrine falcon) a great bird to see migrating.

  www.Joannesullam.com
Peace out..     JoAnne  
   

   (Peregrine Falcon)   Giclee on paper S&N  11x14  45.00 (Free shipping)