Friday, January 20, 2012

Sibley 2013

David Sibley has been working on a revised edition of his bird guide. It's due out in 2013. Here's are sample plates:
                                    Warblers, Thrashers and Tanagers 
                                                      Gulls: 50 Shades of Grey!

                                     Cuban Pewee and Tufted Flycatcher
  
                                        Steller's Jay subspecies
 
  Adding subspecies of Eastern Bluebird, Rose-throated Becard, and Fork-tailed Flycatcher.                                                                                  
David writes: On the drawing board today... Puffins, auklets and murrelets flying away - as they are so often seen from boats. These will be added to the revised bird guide alongside the other images of each species in flight.
                                  David touching up his small dove plates.

On the drawing board yesterday: The very distinctive Queen Charlotte Islands subspecies of the Northern Saw-whet Owl, which was not included in the first edition of the Sibley Guide, but will be in the second!


To see the artwork in progress, click here
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3 comments:

  1. He's still without rival. Can't wait for the book.

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  2. I wish he'd do a book about the birds of Mexico. It's sorely needed. Tho' the US media casts a bad view of the drug wars, I can attest to the safety in the central area. I live here and bird the countryside with never a fear. Ever.

    If he could be coaxed into doing such a field guide, I would like the section on raptors and non-vocalizing flycatchers to be very detailed. More and more, pelagics are of interest to international birders, so that could be an expanded section or even a separate book.

    If David needs a place to stay on Lake Patzcuaro, my casita is available to him and his family, and I have separate space for him to work/draw.

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