LILLIAN LEE

100 Bird Drawings in 100 Days

For the next 100 days, I will be creating artwork of birds. Follow along on IG @emptybamboogirl.

day 69: Inca Tern (12.8.25)
day 68: Bali Myna or Bali Starling bird (12.7.25) … also spotted at the Franklin Park Zoo
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.
day 66: Kea (12.5.25) … also spotted at the Franklin Park Zoo. It’s got the most distinct beak.
Day 65: Green Aracari (12.4.25) … spotted at the Franklin Park Zoo
day 64: African Pygmy Falcon (12.3.25) — spotted at the Franklin Park Zoo
day 63: Kingfisher (12.2.25)
day 62: Blue Tit (12.1.25)
day 61: Saddle-Billed Stork (11.30.25)… another beauty from the Franklin Park Zoo
Day 60: Crested Coua (11.29.25)
day 59: Fairy Wren
day 58: Eastern Bluebird (11.27.25)
Day 57: hummingbird (11.26.25)
day 56: Osprey (11.25.25)
Day 55: Ural Owl
Day 54: Rockhopper Penguin (11.23.25)
day 53: another Spectacled Owl (11.22.25)
Day 52: Spectacled Owl (11.21.25)
Day 51: Hyacinth Macaw (11.20.25)
Day 50: palm cockatoo (11.19.25)
Day 49: Black-Crowned Night-Heron (11.19.25)
day 48: Great Spotted Woodpecker (11.17.25)
day 47: Canadian Goose (11.16.25)
Day 46: Southern Yellow-Billed Hornbill (11.15.25)
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)

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