Year: 2024
Media: Watercolour and colour pencil on hot press watercolour paper

The spotted sandpiper is a medium-sized shorebird found all across North America. The lack of the distinctive spotted belly marks this as a juvenile or a non-breeding adult. They are commonly found near freshwater -- such as near the shore of this lilypad-covered pond.

Reference photo from Herman Fu used with permission.

Featured in the 2024 Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Juried Member’s Exhibit.