Shaggy visitor

Albatross pride

Inspired by the recent albatross news, I bring you a Laysan Albatross:

Note: sketched from photographic references (albatross being in short supply in terrestrial Maine).

Sentinel

The shore path is guarded by mockingbird sentries, posted at intervals in the shrubbery.

This sketch is from a few days ago when it was calm and sunny. I wonder if that mockingbird is hunkered down in the same berry bush right now, weathering the 50-mph wind and driving snow. I hope it found a more sheltered spot.