dimecres, 22 d’abril del 2020

Charadrius morinellus



El corriol pit-roig (Charadrius morinellusés un limícola migrador que ens visita a finals d'estiu, quan es desplaça des del nord d'Europa i Sibèria, on cria, cap a zones més càlides, generalment a l'Àfrica, per passar l'hivern. Els color característic del pit que li dóna el nom fa que sigui una espècie preciosa, i també un dels meus corriols preferits. Ha sigut un ocell idoni per practicar el dibuix digital.

The Eurasian dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) is a wader species which visits Catalonia during fall migration, while on its way to move from its breeding grounds in northern Europe and Siberia to warmer areas generally in Africa for the winter. Its rufous, characteristic plumege gives it its name in Catalan, which translates to rufous-breasted plover. It also makes it a phenomenally beautiful species, and one of my favourite plovers. The patterns in its plumage were great for some digital art practice.

PaintTool SAI
Wacom intuos ART graphic tablet