artwork

A Bonelli`s eagle attacking two Sicilian Rrock partridges. A commissioned work I did few years ago.

A Bonelli`s eagle pair drawn with various fineliners & Pens on toned paper . These are my very "own" Bonelli`s eagles , a pair I had the fortune to observe in Greece for six consecutive years, always during the breeding season. You can see the female above and the male below, the colouring is...

A Spotted Nutcracker, a small commissioned illustration I did lately

A pencil sketch of a Wedge-tailed Eagle .... Bunjil - the creator spirit of the Dreaming - very important in Indigenous culture. Magnificent raptors with recorded wingspans of 2.84m and anecdotal reports of 10ft+ birds. Preying on animals up to the size of full grown Kangaroos - they truly are...

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

This time, a pair of Blue Birds-of-paradise straight from the Papuan rainforest. Prints are available at my Society6 store: www.society6.com/aguti

I was not here for a while, but I thought I would share my new digital bird illustrations. They are different than my old drawings, but I hope you will like it.

I spend few hours in Wildpark Poing close to Munich yesterday in the morning. This is the only study I managed to finish on location, a portrait of an immature steppe eagle, using watercolours

PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 710 (Observe the Bird and recognize)..STRAITED GRASSBIRD...[From a Photograph of MR. Firoz Hussain] ... WATERCOLOUR ...A4...2016... The striated grassbird (Megalurus palustris) is an "Old World warbler" species in the family Locustellidae. It was formerly placed in...

I haven`t been in Wildpark in Poing (small city very close to Munich) for months, I went there few days ago , and was happily surprised by a new member in their raptor collection, this juv. Steppe eagle. I couldn`t miss the chance to portray this beautiful bird..Life study, watercolours

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #662. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...EURASIAN SPOONBILL... WATERCOLOUR...A4... 2016..[From the photograph of Mr. Sumit Sengupta]... The Eurasian spoonbill or common spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) is a wadingbird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #645. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...GREY HEADED BULBUL... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016..[From the photograph of MR. Roshan Kamath] ... The grey-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus priocephalus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is endemic to the Western...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #643. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...LOTEN'S SUNBIRD... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016..[From the photograph of MR. Pranjal J. Saikia] ... The Loten's sunbird, long-billed sunbird or maroon-breasted sunbird, (Cinnyris lotenius) is a sunbird endemic to peninsular India and...

FOREIGN BIRDS ON MY CANVAS # 26/564.. KEEL BILLED TOUCAN... ACRYLIC ON CANVAS... 12INCH*10INCH, WITHOUT FRAME... [ Photograph Courtesy: Pinterest] 2015 ... The keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), also known as sulfur-breasted toucan or rainbow-billed toucan, is a colorful Latin American...

FOREIGN BIRDS ON MY CANVAS #20/525 ....MASKED WATER TYRANT ...[FROM A PHOTOGRAPH OF MR. KAWSAR MOSTAFA ] WATERCOLOUR ... A4... 2015 ... The masked water tyrant (Fluvicola nengeta) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in its major range in eastern and...

PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 456 (Observe the Bird and recognize).RUFOUS SIBIS..[From a Photograph of SOMSHRI PATNAIK] ... WATERCOLOUR ...A4...2014... The rufous sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family. It feeds on berries and insects. It is found in the...

PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 401 (Observe the Bird and recognize)..YELLOW BROWED BULBUL ...[From a Photograph of MR. ANUP DEODHAR] ... WATERCOLOUR ...A4...2014... The yellow-browed bulbul (Acritillas indica) is a species of bulbul found in the forests of southern India and Sri Lanka. It is mainly...

Tibetan Avocet (Tibet and Xinjiang, winter migrator in southern India / Mountains lakes, estuaries and ponds in winter) - Aru Rail (Aru Islands / Wooded streams and mangroves) - Hump-billed Rail (Fiji Islands / Forests, marshes, grasslands. Predators on reptiles and small amphibians) -...

I love to invent bird species then imagine their colors and their location: White-headed Paradise Kingfisher (Central New-Guinea/Cloud forests) - Palau Kingfisher (Palau Islands/Lowland forests, terrestrial) - Black Velvetfront (Ambon Island, Indonesia/Hill forests - supposed primitive...

PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 314 (Observe the Bird and recognize)..PIED HARRIER...[From a Photograph of NITIN SRINIVASAMURTHY] ....WATERCOLOUR...A4...2014...The Pied Harrier (Circus melanoleucos) is an Asian species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is migratory, breeding from Amur...

PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 305 (Observe the Bird and recognize)..LITTLE SPIDER HUNTER...[From a Photograph of SUPRIYA DAS] ....WATERCOLOUR...A4...2013....The Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra) is a species of long-billed nectar feeding bird in the Nectariniidae family found in the...

PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN (OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE)...RUBY THROATED BULBUL ...WATERCOLOUR...The Ruby-throated Bulbul, (Pycnonotus dispar), is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found on Sumatra, Java, and Bali. This is a bird of forest and dense scrub. It builds its...

PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN (OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE)...VELVET FRONTED NUTHATCH ...WATERCOLOUR...The Velvet-fronted Nuthatch (Sitta frontalis) is a small passerine bird found in southern Asia from Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka east to south China and Indonesia. It is a member of the...

PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN (OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE)...GREY HEADED STARLING....BENGALI NAME ...PAT SALIKH/DESHI POWAI.....WATERCOLOUR...The Chestnut-tailed Starling or Grey-headed Myna (Sturnia malabarica ) is a member of the starling family of perching birds. It is a resident or partially...

A field guide-style watercolour for a recent exhibition of Wedge-tailed Eagle paintings and photography I held.