LILLIAN LEE

100 Bird Drawings in 100 Days

The 100 Day Project: 100 Bird Drawings in 100 Days

Over 100 days (Oct 2025–Jan 2026), I completed a daily bird illustration project — 100 birds in total.

Beyond learning an absurd amount about birds (tiny dinosaurs, truly), the project sharpened my illustration workflow, decision-making, and consistency under self-directed constraints.

Follow along on IG @emptybamboogirl for more of my themed 100 drawings in 100 days.

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day 100: Black Curassow … 1.8.26 … found in the forests of northern South America
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day 99: Eurasian Golden Oriole … 1.7.26 … a secretive and shy bird
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Day 98: Hoopoe … 1.6.26 … known for its distinctive crown
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day 97: Cormorant … 1.5.26 … a coastal fish-eater bird
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Day 96: Dracula Parrot (1.4.26) … aka Pesquet’s Parrot, a fig eating bird from New Guinea
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Day 95: Montezuma Oropendola … 1.3.26 … the name of the species commemorates the Aztec emperor Moctezuma II
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day 94: White-throated Bee Eater … 1.2.26
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Day 93: blue-crowned Motmot … 1.1.26 … it’s the first of the year and it’s the first drawing — happy 2026 🙂
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day 92: Bald Eagle … 12.31.25 … as seen at the Philadelphia Zoo
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Day 91: the Greater Flamingo (12.30.25) — not to be confused with day 27’s Caribbean Flamingo which I learned at the Philadelphia Zoo the other day. The Greater Flamingo is a more pale pink
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Day 90: Golden Pheasant (12.29.25) … we were at the Philadelphia Zoo today and this beauty walked right by us
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day 89: Spectacled Pigeon (12.28.25)
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day 88: Western Crowned Pigeon (12.27.25) … one of the largest members of the pigeon family
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Day 87: Nicobar Pigeon (12.26.25) … the closest living relative to the extinct Dodo bird
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day 86: Parrotlet (12.25.25) … the smallest parrots and are also known as “pocket parrots”
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day 85: Eclectus Parrot (12.24.25) … where the males are green and the females are red
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day 84: Silvery-cheeked Hornbill (12.23.25)
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day 83: Galah Cockatoo (12.22.25) … pink and gray cockatoo
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day 82: kākā Parrot (12.21.25) … native to New Zealand
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Day 81: Sulfur-crested Cockatoo (12.20.25)
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Day 80: Shoebill (12.19.25)
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day 79: Palawan Hornbill … native to the Philippines (12.18.25)
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day 78: Tockus Deckeni aka the Von der Decken’s hornbill (12.17.25)
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day 77: Southern Ground Hornbill (12.16.25) … Africa’s largest hornbill
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day 76: Wreathed Hornbill (12.15.25)
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day 75: Tree Swallow (12.14.25)
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day 74: Pelican
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day 73: Tooth-billed Tanager (12.12.25)
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day 72: Eurasian Blackbird (12.11.25)
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Day 71: Pied Kingfisher (12.10.25)
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day 70: King Penguin (12.9.25)
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day 69: Inca Tern (12.8.25)
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day 68: Bali Myna or Bali Starling bird (12.7.25) … also spotted at the Franklin Park Zoo
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Day 67: Starling … reminded of this particular Starling at the drive-thru that would steal french fry orders. It would literally swoop down and land on the side mirror or hood of the car and wait for the perfect moment to snatch it away.
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day 66: Kea (12.5.25) … also spotted at the Franklin Park Zoo. It’s got the most distinct beak.
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Day 65: Green Aracari (12.4.25) … spotted at the Franklin Park Zoo
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day 64: African Pygmy Falcon (12.3.25) — spotted at the Franklin Park Zoo
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day 63: Kingfisher (12.2.25)
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day 62: Blue Tit (12.1.25)
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day 61: Saddle-Billed Stork (11.30.25)… another beauty from the Franklin Park Zoo
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Day 60: Crested Coua (11.29.25)
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day 59: Fairy Wren
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day 58: Eastern Bluebird (11.27.25)
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Day 57: hummingbird (11.26.25)
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day 56: Osprey (11.25.25)
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Day 55: Ural Owl
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Day 54: Rockhopper Penguin (11.23.25)
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day 53: another Spectacled Owl (11.22.25)
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Day 52: Spectacled Owl (11.21.25)
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Day 51: Hyacinth Macaw (11.20.25)
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Day 50: palm cockatoo (11.19.25)
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Day 49: Black-Crowned Night-Heron (11.19.25)
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day 48: Great Spotted Woodpecker (11.17.25)
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day 47: Canadian Goose (11.16.25)
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Day 46: Southern Yellow-Billed Hornbill (11.15.25)
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Day 45: seagull aka beach chicken (11.14.25)

A recent study suggests that yelling at the seagulls is enough to shoo them away:

The experiment was designed to show that you don’t need to lash out at the birds, which are a species of conservation concern in the U.K., to frighten them. The voices of males were used, because men commit the most crimes against wildlife. (The Boston Globe)

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day 44: king vulture (11.13.25)
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Day 43: turkey vulture … fun fact: they have unique defense mechanisms like projectile vomiting acidic stomach juices at predators…stomach juices. (11.12.25)
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day 42: Common Loon (11.11.25)
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Day 41: mandarin duck (11.10.25)
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Day 40: crow (11.9.25)
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Day 39: Guira Cuckoo (11.8.25)
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day 38: pigeon (11.7.25)
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day 37: northern white-faced owl (11.6.25)
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Day 36: blue and yellow macaw (11.5.25)
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day 35: peacock … from the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston, MA (11.4.25)
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day 34: Canada warbler (11.3.25) … as seen in one of the exhibits at the Biodome in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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day 33: gentoo penguin … as seen at the Biodome in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (11.2.25)
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day 32: great blue heron (11.1.25)
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day 31: Rhode Island Rooster (10.31.25)
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Day 30: mockingbird (10.30.31)
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Day 29: hadada ibis (10.29.25)
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Day 28: sun conure aka sun parakeet aka Lemon Bird (10.28.25)
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Day 27: flamingo (10.27.25)
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day 26: snowy egret (10.26.25)
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day 25: Florida Sandhill Crane (10.25.25)
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day 24: bufflehead duck … as seen at the Franklin Park Zoo (10.24.25)
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day 23: dark-eyed junco (10.23.25)
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day 22: scaly-sided merganser … also seen at the Franklin Park Zoo (10.23.25)
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Day 21: red-breasted goose … as seen at the Franklin Park Zoo (10.22.25)
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Day 20: magpie robin
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day 19: great egret (10.19.25)
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Day 18: toucan (10.18.25)
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Day 17: ferruginous hawk (10.17.25)
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Day 16: roseate spoonbill (10.16.25)
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day 15: tufted titmouse (10.15.25)
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day 14: puffin (10.14.25)
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Day 13: northern Pygmy owl (10.13.25)
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Day 12: green budgie aka parakeet (10.12.25)
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day 11: kookaburra (10.11.25)
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day 10: zebra finch (10.10.25)
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day 9: white-cheeked turaco (10.9.25)
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day 8: toucan (10.8.25)
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day 7: sparrow (10.7.25)
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day 6: robin (10.6.25)
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day 5: blue jay (10.5.25)
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day 4: goldfinch (10.4.25)
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day 3: red cardinal (10.3.25)
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day 2: chickadee (10.2.25)
artwork of a piping plover bird by lillian lee
day 1: piping plover (10.01.25)