Purple martins are secondary cavity nesters, birds that rely on other birds to make the cavity for their nests.  But in the course of histor...

Purple Martin with Prey--a fun and challenging painting.  Martins are insectivores, averaging speeds of 17-27 mph as they capture inse...

Purple martins are full of personality.  I can't tell you how many times I found myself giggling as I watched these birds interact.   Th...

Watching martins fly in and out of their colony, listening to their continuous vocals and becoming familiar with their social interactions w...

Introduce me to a new bird that nests high above my head, whose primary behavior is feeding in flight, and ask me to paint this bird, and I...