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Drawing The Motmot

Nature, art, and everything.

Tag: tropical ecology

This Fly Makes Its Own Candy

Posted on December 18, 2016September 24, 2017 by zeladoniac

My family sends a holiday package every year filled with treats from Trader Joe’s. The chocolate-covered sea-salt butterscotch caramels are purely amazing. But I… Read more This Fly Makes Its Own Candy

Earth Day with the Motmot

Posted on April 22, 2016 by zeladoniac

Greetings from Gamboa, Panama. Ant Man and I rented a house for six weeks on a hill above the Panama… Read more Earth Day with the Motmot

Random Oddities from the Rainforest Planet

Posted on June 11, 2013 by zeladoniac

The word of the day: mucilage. Rolls right off the tongue. It’s a zoo out here. And a botanical garden.… Read more Random Oddities from the Rainforest Planet

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About the Motmot

Exploring the natural world with pencil and paper from high atop a one-story bungalow in the middle of Oklahoma.

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