Little (blue) penguin

Sometime soon I'll have to paint one and show just how blue it really is. Little penguin, Eudyptula minor, sketched at the Auckland Museum. 

Little (blue) penguin #seabirdsketch

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I'm in New Zealand for a Fulbright-National Geographic Storytelling Fellowship.

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To receive occasional email updates, please sign up for Sketch Biologist News! The first update from my New Zealand seabird project just came out (if you missed it, catch up here).

Gannet stare

Australasian gannet, Morus serrator, sketched Sketched at the Auckland Museum. 

Australasian gannet #seabirdsketch

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I'm in New Zealand for a Fulbright-National Geographic Storytelling Fellowship.

Night at the museum

Welcome to New Zealand @sketchbiologist - we can't wait to share your #seabirdstory pic.twitter.com/3Bw5wXysz6

— Fulbright NZ (@FulbrightNZ) October 12, 2017

I'm in New Zealand for a Fulbright-National Geographic Storytelling Fellowship.

Seabirds on the move

Wheeling the seabird display down to the Origins Gallery, for a #seabirdstory event at the @aucklandmuseum!

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Wheeled by Dr. Matt Rayner of the Auckland Museum, my New Zealand host institution.

I'm in New Zealand for a Fulbright-National Geographic Storytelling Fellowship.