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nature journals: get closer to wildlife at the nature center

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Most of our nature journaling will be done en plein air. But don’t overlook your local nature center. You can get up close and personal with birds, reptiles, and animals that you will be lucky to see from a distance when you’re drawing and painting outdoors.

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See also: the complete list of nature journal activities (as it grows!)

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Posted on Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 11:43AM by Registered CommenterLori in , , , | Comments10 Comments | References1 Reference

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    Response: For Alek and India
    by Sheila Ryan at clusterflock on April 20, 2008
    For Alek and India (and other owl fanciers). Lori Pickert’s comment on Deron’s Kottke interview led me to her Camp Creek blog. This is the owl. Check out the kids’ drawings here.

Reader Comments (10)

A wonderful discovery. It excited me so much that I posted about it on the group blog (http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/04/for-alek-and-india.html) through which I discovered your post, Lori -- and only afterward read the request concerning permission to reproduce. Hope that all will be well in retrospect.
April 20, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterSheila Ryan
my sister took the kids to a *nature* expo yesterday and together they watched cats doing acrobatic tricks.

i'm not kidding.

hi scarlet!

i can't wait to draw natural things. like feral cats and such.
April 20, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterestea
hi sheila - no worries! i love your blog - thank you so much for including us. :^)

e - i hope there are pictures of the cats doing acrobatic tricks. one of my cats rolled off the tv once on accident - does that count?
April 20, 2008 | Registered CommenterLori
What fun! And hey - I have an owl on my blog today too! :)
April 20, 2008 | Unregistered Commentermaya
that is such a weird coincidence! i *hear* owls a lot, but i don't often get to see one -- especially so up close!
April 20, 2008 | Registered CommenterLori
I miss hearing 'my' barred owls -- the ones I heard virtually every night down in southern Illinois!
April 20, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterSheila Ryan
i live in central illinois, sheila, and i hear owls every night. :^)
April 20, 2008 | Registered CommenterLori
So great!
April 21, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterTeri
So cool!
April 27, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterJill
hi jill! thanks! :^)
April 27, 2008 | Registered CommenterLori

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