Jada Fitch Illustration

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Tidepool maze illustration, from Nature Smarts Workbook: All about Water (Ages 4-6), Mass Audubon and Storey Publishing . Out May 21st!

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Red maples are starting to pop down in this of the woods.

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It’s salamander season again.

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Golden-crowned kinglets huddle together in groups for warmth. How cute is that?

Illustration for my up-and-coming book project. Stay tuned!

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Went out to the pond to take this photo, and heard the first spring peepers of the year. Yay! It’s officially spring in Downeast, Maine.

This illustration is one over 100 I did for the forth Nature Smarts activity book from Mass Audubon and Storey Publishing. Nature Smarts Workbook: All About Water, Ages 4-6 is available for preorder now, and out May 21st. You can find it through Amazon, Mass Audubon, and other book sellers.

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American goldfinches are getting golden again. #springtime

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Outdoor cats kill over 2 BILLION birds every year! Here’s some illustrations I did for National Audubon Society of a few catios on the market. A great way to keep cats happy, and birds alive!

Audubon Article

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Another dream job! Illustrating an article by Kenn Kaufman for National Audubon Society , about identifying flycatchers and knowing their favorite foods. Find out when and where to find midges, mayflies, termites, tent caterpillars and cicadas, in this spring’s issue of Audubon Magazine.

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White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)

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Invertebrates are everywhere!

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New England native shrub patterns, in spring and autumn. Featuring some lepidoptera species hosted by the plants, in their larval and adult forms. For a project that’s been 4 years in the works… More details soon.

Mountain Holly
Northern Wild Raisin
American Mountain Ash
Shadbush with Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Beaked Hazelnut with Luna Moth
Staghorn Sumac with Spring Azure Butterfly
Red-osier Dogwood with Cecropia Moth
American Witch Hazel with Eastern Tent Moth
Pussy Willow with Mourning Cloak Butterfly
Gray Alder with Banded Tussock Moth
Big-fruit Hawthorn with Viceroy Butterfly
Winterberry Holly

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Inspired by the recent storms, here’s a great cormorant facing the wind.

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Bohemian Waxwing