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Mrs. Purnell s group learned to draw plants, animals and birds. They first drew three of the salamanders, peering at them in their terrariums. Next was birds; Mrs. Purnell and Jeremy Slack brought in several specimens of dead birds in their collections, including a yellow-bellied sapsucker, indigo bunting, cardinal, wood thrush, flicker, hummingbird, screech owl, brown swallow and a rough-winged swallow,
Mrs. Purnell explained that James Audubon, who painted exquisite portraits of birds, used dead specimens to paint from too, as to draw a bird while it is still alive would be nearly impossible. Also, drawing from a photograph would still not be as detailed as drawing from a real specimen, she said. The campers also drew bear, fox and raccoon skulls.
The kids made their own portfolios to hold their artwork, and decorated the front with a color drawing of a wildflower. They spent about four and one-half hours drawing each day, with a lunch break spent at the river.
All three groups camped out on Thursday night. Chuck Partington visited and did a program about moths and butterflies. He showed slides of photographs he had taken of moths and butterflies. Once it was dark, he
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