I am so grateful for the incredible wildlife videographers and generous teachers who post their love of birds on YouTube and other sites. Audubon shot his study specimens, and at least I can say that no birds were harmed in the making of my paintings (and the rooms I inhabit smell better than his did, if I am to believe reports). I learn so much along the way, including the fact that there are 64 species of herons around the world, including this delicately colored denizen of rainforests from Panama to northern Brazil.