Spotted this heron standing solo across the pond at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Sketched it with Pentel 0.5mm 4B and 0.2mm pencils. Finished it in a local coffee shop. Herons stand on one leg to stay warm–nature’s cozy stance in action. #sciart #birds

Graphite sketch of a great blue heron standing on one leg on a tree branch, drawn in a sketchbook using fine and soft pencils with careful shading.