Isolation Series: Merganser Mother

"Merganser Mother"
11x14 marker and ink on paper

I have enjoyed seeing common mergansers on the creek this spring. The females have stunning orange feather-do’s. Their communication sounds like underwater sonar - very unusual. All the ducks and geese at the creek have focused on a singular mission: protecting and nurturing their offspring in the wild. Danger surrounds them hourly. I think how we need to be diligent in our pandemic world - even when it feels safer. One only has to read the news to know the “wild woods” still surround us. Let’s not let down our guards.