Sparrow

[ams]

Line and Inktense Wash, about 5"x5" in XL Mixed Media sketchbook.

 

[Jo Castillo]

Awww, Anne. This made me have a big smile.

 

[ams]

Awww, Anne. This made me have a big smile.

Glad you liked it Jo.

 

[Sanlynn]

It’s so fluffy! Great work, Anne.

 

[Sanlynn]

It’s so fluffy! Great work, Anne

 

[Jade]

So cute!

 

[Donna T]

Wonderful!

 

[Balaji]

While this is a lovely sketch and your bird has such a contented look, it is quite unlike the sparrows that we have over here. In Chennai, where I live, sparrows were in plenty over fifty years ago. After that, over the last thirty years their numbers dwindled until sighting a sparrow was a rarity and cause for celebration. Thanks to the efforts of some conservationists, sparrows are once again making their presence felt in some parts of my city.

 

[ams]

While this is a lovely sketch and your bird has such a contented look, it is quite unlike the sparrows that we have over here. In Chennai, where I live, sparrows were in plenty over fifty years ago. After that, over the last thirty years their numbers dwindled until sighting a sparrow was a rarity and cause for celebration. Thanks to the efforts of some conservationists, sparrows are once again making their presence felt in some parts of my city.

We don't have as many birds as we used to either. I think it is the drastic reduction in the number of insects, so they don't have any food. The insects were pesky but necessary as we now see.