Roseate Spoonbill — The Dream Makers Size:20x30 the nictitating membrane that protects

the nictitating membrane that protects the eyes — is refined for velocity

West Virginia were never the ones out in the open -- they were the ones you had to earn

Great blue herons carry themselves with a quiet authority I never tire of painting

The "white" plumage is constructed entirely from shadows and reflected light — pale blues under the wings

creating a tactile texture that gives feathers their physical weight

Roseate Spoonbill — The Dream Makers Size:20x30 the nictitating membrane that protectsThis roseate spoonbill print captures the most dramatically colorful wading bird in North America. Roseate spoonbills are pink not the soft blush of a flamingo but a vivid, almost tropical range from shell to deep rose. That color comes from carotenoid pigments in the crustaceans they eat, and it intensifies with age: the oldest birds wear the brightest plumage. Their flat, spatulate bill sweeps through shallow water in wide arcs, and in flight theyre