For Animal Wednesday I want to celebrate the beautiful birds that live in the Gulf area. These are 5 of the less known birds that are being affected by the oil spill.

Seaside Sparrow             Black Rail

Clapper Rail                   Oystercatcher

Common Tern

Also I created this piece. I am not sure it is completely well executed, but the idea broke my heart after I sketched it out. What have we done to our beaches and the ocean? What are we leaving for the future?

I will be handing these off to Kelly Light for Ripple. Be sure to check it out and be a ripple. We can all help, every little bit counts.