Favorite Artists: PattiOrtiz: http://homepages.msn.com/WindowsWay /pattiandwm/PattiOrtizFineArt.html Tracy Graber - Watercolor, pen and ink - beautiful detail: www.flagguide.com/tracygraber/ Ivan Brauer - an expert in oils: http://pages.hotbot.com/arts/hornrt/brauer.htm Phil Borges is an amazing photographer of native cultures: www.philborges.com Clyde Butcher photographs primarily in Southern Florida: www.clydebutcher.com Robert Bateman - Painter of N. American Wildlife:  www.artandnature.com/bateman.html   Birding Sites:   One of my top two favorites: Wild Birds Unlimited: www.wbu.com My other top birding site: Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology: www.ornith.cornell.edu The Audubon Society: www.audubon.org   Other: National Parks Service: www.nps.org National Wildlife Refuge System: www.refugenet.org Outdoor Photographer Website: www.outdoorphotographer.com