Eastern Towhee Canvas Print

After we spread some hay on the ground for new grass to grow, this bird and its male counterpart showed up, aggressively scratching the area to get at seeds and insects. This female is identified by its colors and is distinctly different from the male which is predominantly jet black with some white markings.
They are also known as Chewink because their call resembles that word and are also classified as New World Sparrow. Their scientific name is Pipilo erythrophthalmus.
One interesting fact concerning them is that they are unable to distinguish their eggs from other birds. Thus the Brown-headed Cowbird is known to take advantage of them by laying eggs in the Towhee's nests leaving them to raise their young.

My body of work ranges from photographic digital art to the more traditional use of a camera photographing scenes of landscapes and everyday life. My photography has its roots going back to my experiences with infrared film. It was there that I saw how an image could be manipulated to something much more different than what was first seen. I still compose some photos from the infrared spectrum only now I use a camera converted to IR. When digital came along it was an easy move to software and all the possibilities that were and are now possible with their use. Still the initial composition in camera is paramount and once the shutter is closed and image transferred to computer, I can turn my imagination loose and enhance or create...