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Drawings

It's fun trying to draw our favorite subjects with a graphite pencil. I started drawing during the 2021 lockdown, and after several exercises I am pleased to show the first results.

Cinclus cinclus, marlo acquaiolo, Piemonte, dipper
The dipper in Valsesia was always too far away to take a good picture, but with binoculars and pencil I captured it - Il merlo acquaiolo in Valsesia era sempre troppo lontano per fare una buona foto, ma sono riuscito a catturarlo con il binocolo e la matita. Alagna Valsesia - August 2021

cavaliere d'Italia, black winged stilt
In October the black-winged stilts have already left for Africa. I had taken this picture at the Pond in the Parco della Piana di Sesto. - In ottobre i cavalieri d'Italia sono già ripartiti per l'Africa. Questo l'avevo fotografato nello Stagno dei Cavalieri al Parco della Piana di Sesto.

snipe, beccaccino
A snipe among the reeds of the Querciola pond. - Un beccaccino tra le canne dello Stagno della Querciola. September 2021






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