A portrait of a Killdeer on a mottled indigo blue background. Its chest and throat are white. The top of its head is brown. Black bands run from its beak to the back of its head and from its forehead across its eye. It has a black neck band and chest stripe. Its wings are covered in brown feathers. It has a black beak and large black eyes rimmed with bright red-orange. The killdeer is outlined with sketchy white lines.

January 11, 2026

Killdeer Background Paint: Indigo

A portrait of a Killdeer on a mottled indigo blue background. Its chest and throat are white. The top of its head is brown. Black bands run from its beak to the back of its head and from its forehead across its eye. It has a black neck band and chest stripe. Its wings are covered in brown feathers. It has a black beak and large black eyes rimmed with bright red-orange. The killdeer is outlined with sketchy white lines.

Part of Sketchy Portraits of BC Birds - Part II

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