When I saw my mom's bird sketches I felt a little ashamed that I seemed to abandon skething. My mom recommended I do some sketching of various animals from photos every day.
I have this book about Lithuanian birds and started to draw from it today. It felt good. I even found a pencil instead of a pen to draw. It's better I think.
How do you like this singing bird? 
You can see some Latin names under each bird. Do you recognize any of them? A swan, of course. What else?