The trees of early spring make the perfect backdrop for a neighborhood bird.

If you click on the images on this page you will download the full resolution digital image. Carl grants artists permission to use these in their endeavors provided they notify him of their intention to use them, and provided they refer people to Carl's website.

 Fly Catcher...

This little guy is a resident of Carl's backyard. He's always busy in the evenings snatching up small flying insects.

Carl hasn't looked this one up in the book yet but he calls it a flycatcher because, well, it's always catching flies. He's quite the aerial acrobat.

Hummingbird

 This little guy really tested the optical zoom on Carl's new camera...

 Click on the image to the left to download the digital photograph of this green hummingbird. The translucent green color of this bird's feather really show off in the daylight.

 Another view of the hummingbird...

You can get a sense of the size of this bird by looking at the seed pods on the birch tree he's sitting on.

The beak on this bird is longer then the rest of his head. Click on the photo to download the full image...

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