AvesInArt January Challenge continues

January 22nd. My sketch for today is the bold and brilliant blue jay. Throughout the Americas, jays fill the niche of noisy omnivore, often living in close proximity to people.

BLUE JAY, Cyanocitta cristata. Colored pencil and sharpie marker.
January 22, 2015. Willington, Connecticut, USA.

Jorge's bird of the day was photographed at the coast, where we have three common species of gulls year 'round.  During the winter other gulls show up as well, but you have to be a full-time bird-chaser to be able to photograph those guys!

RING-BILLED GULL, Larus delawarensis.
January 2015, Connecticut, USA.