A portrait of a Northern Rough-winged Swallow on a robin’s egg blue background. Its head is medium brown and its wings are deep brown. Its chest is light brown and has some of its feathers ruffled up as if caught by the wind. Its belly is pale brown to white. Its eye is large and black. It has a short pointed light brown beak. It is outlined with sketchy white lines.

November 17, 2025

Northern Rough-winged Swallow Background Paint: Robin’s Egg

A portrait of a Northern Rough-winged Swallow on a robin’s egg blue background. Its head is medium brown and its wings are deep brown. Its chest is light brown and has some of its feathers ruffled up as if caught by the wind. Its belly is pale brown to white. Its eye is large and black. It has a short pointed light brown beak. It is outlined with sketchy white lines.

Part of Sketchy Portraits of BC Birds

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