Original Artworks Made by Kim and Rob Russell

Seeing Birds Through
an Artist's Eyes

As an artist, Kim asks many questions about birds that she wouldn't have thought of asking if she wasn't attempting to depict them.

Kim presented some of those questions as a multiple-choice quiz.

Primal Cry

What does the Sandhill Crane's red patch
look like at the back of its head?

Dancing Cranes

Are the Sandhill Crane's feet
the same as a Great Blue Heron's?

Heron Hieroglyphs

What does a Great Blue Heron eat? Or NOT eat?

Colorful Birds!

What color is the Pileated Woodpecker's coverts
(shoulder feathers) on the underside of it's wing?
The color of a Blue Jay's? A Common Loon's?

The quiz also included a list of facts and myths. Sometimes the facts are as incredible as the myths.

DOWNLOAD the quiz if you'd like to take a stab at it yourself. You can email Kim for the answers.

At the end of the day, Kim and Rob took a stroll behind Aldo Leopold's shack to enjoy the beautiful Wisconsin River.

As the light diminished, the raucous calls of the gathering Sandhill Cranes filled the air.

Headed to the River

The Wisconsin River

Photos by Kim Russell

Special Report

Leopold Art Day 2011

Kim took part in the Art Day at the Leopold Center again this year.
It was another fun and inspiring day.

Fledgeling artists again took up the challenge to draw a bird.

DOWNLOAD instructions for drawing a bird in Six Easy Steps, if you (or your fledgeling artist) want to give it a try.

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