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Hannah took flight at Aberdeen Park at dusk, playing in the construction zone, finding her joy perched wherever she pleased. Wrapped in scarlet, she rose into the evening sky — bold, bright, and fully alive.
Amber stepped into the golden sunset at Dwight Lydell Park wrapped in Scarlet and Raven Black — a living echo of the Scarlet Tanager. Bold, radiant, and full of movement, she felt like a flash of color you can’t look away from.
Dustin approached color the same way he approaches motion—with curiosity, restraint, and trust in the process. By removing color first and gently dashing Burgundy back into the fabric, his upcycled pieces began to feel like rhythm made visible.
Robyn was a natural fit for the Ruddy Duck — compact, curious, and quietly bold. Wrapped in Rust Brown, Raven Black, and that flash of Sky Blue, she carried the same buoyant confidence the bird brings to the water. Watching her move in layered plumage, it was clear: this wasn’t costume. Robyn didn’t just wear the Ruddy Duck — she met it.
Dressed in Raven Black and Pagoda Orange, Erica came alive in front of my camera as the American Redstart. And then I realized: we hadn’t really chosen these colors for her. She’d been leaving clues about them all along.
Wren and Justice moved through the evening at Rockford Dam like two birds returning to the same branch — teal and gold flashing against the rushing water. Distinct on their own, but luminous together, they carried the kind of ease that only comes from being deeply known.
The Eastern Meadowlark doesn’t hide because it’s timid. It simply knows that beauty doesn’t need to shout. When Ashley chose the Eastern Meadowlark, it felt immediately right.
ZamZam stepped into the golden light at sunset, wrapped in radiant yellow — a living reflection of the American Goldfinch. Bright, joyful, and full of movement, she felt like spring itself arriving.
Tina moved through apple blossoms and golden light like a spark — emerald and rose catching the air. Small, fast, and luminous, she embodied the hummingbird: a flash of color, a force of joy.
Sometimes becoming yourself happens quietly. And sometimes it arrives in emerald green with bright red hair. Jade was perfect as the Mallard – a creature that reminds us our appearance—and our lives—were never meant to stay fixed.