For The Times’s summer birding project, I spoke to the field guide illustrator about how to sketch a bird. Here’s how he draws a black-capped chickadee → Start with a circle, then add an oval. Draw a ...

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Designed for avian enthusiasts, this workshop will introduce drawing techniques using an assortment of bird specimens. Using graphite pencils, participants will learn how to start a drawing, shading ...

Washington Post Gardening columnist Adrian Higgins answered reader questions recently in an online chat. Here is an edited excerpt. Q: I want nothing more than to have my backyard be a sanctuary for ...