Birds


Artwork by Gina Mikel: African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus

African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus), 2025

African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) is painted in watercolor on the penguin page of Gina's bird journal, 2025. The species breeds on the shores of Namibia and South Africa and is listed worldwide as Critically Endangered. The bird stands upright, bill angled to one side, with a pink patch over the eye and pink on the belly warming the black and white plumage.