Wetland Wildlife #6: Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
 
Watercolor and gouache painting on 7x10 paper matted and framed
 
The Limpkin is a rich brown wading bird with white spangling and a long, slightly curved bill specialized for eating snails, and they especially love apple snails (genus Pomacea). They make loud, piercing high-pitched screeches and wails which have definitely caused me to jump a time or two!