HeyJaredLove Letters to Birds
An exploration of the beauty and wonder of birds through writing, illustration, and photography. Join in to fall in love with a different bird each week.
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[Live Replay] Let’s Sketch Red-tailed Hawks (opens the original)
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Thank you all for understanding about the last-minute reschedule this weekend. I am thankfully feeling much better and I think we had a much better time sketching today than we would have if I’d tried to power through last week!The video replay is above and timestamps are included below:Red-tailed Hawk Identification & Anatomy Overview [02:00]Warm-up: Blind Contour Drawing [07:44]Blind Contour Drawing Share [11:22]Main Drawing Introduction & Materials [15:00]Sketching Hawk in Flight [17:00]Sketc
Songs of Sedge Wrens (opens the original)
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I’ve been a bit obsessed with the Park 566 Sedge Wrens lately. After brief stops at the park in April and May, they were notably absent until mid July. This was a stark difference from the last few years, when they arrived during spring migration and stuck around for the entire breeding season, departing mid-fall. 2024 was a particularly great year for them at Park 566, when on some days we’d encounter over a dozen different individuals. This year, I’ve been lucky to see or hear 3. While this va
[Live Replay] Let’s Sketch Sandgrouse! (opens the original)
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Thank you to everyone who attended the drawing workshop live! I had a great time sketching with y’all and loved hearing about ’s experiences with this very cool species in Kenya. Thanks so much for the suggestion, María!Below are the timestamps for the video:[0:00] Welcome and Setup[5:57] Warm-up: Gesture Sketching: Kelly initiated warm-up exercises with gesture sketching. She described sandgrouse appearance, noting their pigeon/grouse-like features, smal
New bird friends from Utah (opens the original)
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My husband Rob and I recently returned from a trip to Park City, Utah. We were drawn to the town’s numerous hiking and mountain biking trails and close proximity to a major airport. And while this trip wasn’t an official “birding trip” for me, I didn’t hurt that it was home to several birds I’ve never met before. Whenever I travel, whether it be for birding specifically, for a family vacation, or for work, I always look forward to discovering what birds call my destination home. Even when the bi
Bergamot Bandits (opens the original)
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Hello! This week I decided to do something a bit different—rather than weaving photos and illustrations in between my writing, I created an illustrated essay based on a recent encounter I had while walking through Chicago’s Park 566. The idea to create an illustrated essay came from watching ’s wonderful talk at the 2025 Wild Wonder Nature Journaling conference. I’ve been a big fan of Rosalie’s work ever since taking one of her Skillshare classes se
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