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September 13, 2017

Out to the Mokes

September 13, 2017/ Abby McBride

Landing on Burgess Island

A post shared by Abby McBride (@sketchbiologist) on Sep 13, 2017 at 2:13pm PDT

First expedition in New Zealand, out to the beautiful Mokohinau Islands.

September 13, 2017/ Abby McBride/
Australasia, Conservation, Science, People, Marine Life
photo, instagram, nat geo stories

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September 12, 2017

First sketch of NZ

September 12, 2017/ Abby McBride

Testing out new sketching gear, at the mudflats in the Tamaki River

A post shared by Abby McBride (@sketchbiologist) on Sep 11, 2017 at 2:49pm PDT

I rigged up a Rite-in-the-Rain sketchbook for this trip. I think it will come in handy.

September 12, 2017/ Abby McBride/
Australasia, Landscapes, Marine Life
pencil, instagram, nat geo stories

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September 11, 2017

Seabird landing

September 11, 2017/ Abby McBride

It's official: my seabird sketching project has begun (this press release materialized mere hours after I touched down at Auckland International Airport).

I'm doing a Fulbright-Nat Geo Storytelling Fellowship in New Zealand. See more stories from the seabird capital of the world...

September 11, 2017/ Abby McBride/
Birds, Conservation, Marine Life, Australasia
nat geo stories, news

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September 06, 2017

Old albatross

September 06, 2017/ Abby McBride

Today I start my desultory multiday trip from Maine to New Zealand, where I intend to sketch a lot of seabirds. My overseas flight isn't until this weekend, so in the meantime here's an albatross sketch from the archives!

A post shared by Abby McBride (@sketchbiologist) on Sep 5, 2017 at 5:03am PDT

Actually this was a drawing (based on photographic references) of THE oldest known living bird, Wisdom the Laysan Albatross, who continues to lay eggs and raise chicks at age 66-plus.

September 06, 2017/ Abby McBride/
Science, Birds, Marine Life, Pacific Ocean
watercolor marker, instagram, nat geo stories

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September 01, 2017

City gull

September 01, 2017/ Abby McBride

One more week until I head to NZ to sketch seabirds for @natgeo and @the_fulbright_program. Meanwhile, here's a Great Black-backed Gull (originally drawn for @nycaudubon)!

A post shared by Abby McBride (@sketchbiologist) on Sep 1, 2017 at 7:03am PDT

September 01, 2017/ Abby McBride/
North America, Birds, Marine Life
pencil, instagram, nat geo stories

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