Curve-Billed Thrasher on Creosote Acrylic Print

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Curve-billed thrashers (Toxostoma curviostre) are fascinating songbirds of the desert southwest. They sing just as beautifully as mockingbirds, and oftentimes, people can’t tell the difference. They are a bit more brash and bold, however, and are fun characters to watch. Interestingly they like to spend a lot of time hopping on the ground, probably looking for insects. This one was perched on a creosote bush in the late afternoon. The sun was just setting and its rays were accentuating the light and shadow making an exceptionally evocative portrait of this bright-eyed bird.

Judy Kennedy (a visionary wayward muse) is a nature mystic and disabled visual media artist specializing in the Arizona Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran Desert is the United States' most ecologically diverse desert - especially in the state of Arizona. With an abounding love for her home, Judy's artwork and videos mostly feature wildlife in its natural setting with accompanying landscapes and skyscapes as varied and unique as her stylistic expressions. She serves this inimitable beauty and hopes that her art inspires others in their own conservation efforts. Judy is also a versatile writer of creative nonfiction and a composer of music which can be heard in many of her videos. Her YouTube channel alone has well over 1100 subscribers. ...