Module 2, Animals and their markings

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http://www.norcalblogs.com/birds/2009/10/the-much-maligned-scrub-jay.html

Blue Jay: strident, squawk, cheeky. bossy, loud, brazen.


http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-winged_Blackbird/id

Red Winged Blackbird: dweller of soggy places, both fresh and saltwater.
His song makes me smile.


http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://abunchoflawlessness.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/homepage-loonwithchick1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://abunchoflawlessness.wordpress.com/2011/08/13/the-call-of-the-loon/&h=267&w=400&sz=21&tbnid=APEIzREPuzajBM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=135&zoom=1&usg=__X5tG824g3uJ8rXOUN4s6_x4D-JI=&docid=u8WQ8nGG6eOyUM&sa=X&ei=rAfeUJuGBovGqAGxjoHoDg&ved=0CFUQ9QEwAw&dur=542

Loon: Lonely cry, Loon's Necklace (folklore tale), clear echoing call sounds lonely, but very beautiful.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Striped_Skunk.jpg

Skunk: stinky, strong offensive smell (even scares off pumas and rattlesnakes)


http://creagrus.home.montereybay.com/chipmunks.html

Chipmunk: cheeky, cute, chunky cheeks, saucy, chatterer, quick, lively.


http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/raccoon

http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/natureofthings/2011/raccoonnation/

Raccoon: clever with its front paws, bandit, impudent, intelligent, invasive.

                                                    photos by Jacqueline Venus
Great Blue Heron: The upper picture is a machine applique of mine. Patience,

width 22" height 28",machine applique with hand embroidery, cotton, 

attached over stretched canvas
The lower photo, I took at the Dorchester Mill Pond, just east of London Ontario. 
This bird is majestic in appearance, very graceful and slow moving while hunting in the shallow water, but quite clumsy looking when taking off to fly.

photos by Jacqueline Venus

Painted Turtle: armored, colourful underplate, slow moving on land, but quick to splash into the pond when startled.


http://www.mlahanas.de/Cyprus/Fauna/PeregrineFalcon.html

Peregrine Falcon: soaring, diving stooping, hunter, extremely fast (300 mph).
There is one of these amazing creatures living atop the TD Tower in downtown London. We know when he is in residence when we find various body parts of small animals on the sidewalk below.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_lynx

Canada Lynx: beautiful cat, ruffled collar, hunter, stalker, soft and furry,


http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/rattlesnake

Canadian Rattlesnake: dangerous, deadly, diamond patterns, scaly, scary.

The animals I have chosen are all located in Canada.

Module 2 House finch

This little bird has occaisionally sat on the balcony of our 11th floor condo, and sang his amazing song. (Photo by J Venus)

Module 2, Great Blue Heron

We often see this magniicent bird along the river bank fishing for his lunch(Photo by J Venus)

Module 2, Monarch Butterfly

This butterfly is loosing much of its habitat both here, and especially in its winter migratory home in Mexico. (Photo by J Venus)

Module 2, Barn Swallow

What would we do without this little bird who eats so many insects! (Photo by J Venus)

Module 2, Painted Turtle, shell

Wonderful texture! (Photo by J Venus)

Module 2, Painted Turtles

On sunny days, logs are covered with these turtles as they soak up the warmth of the sun. (Photo by J Venus)