is that salt you used for the background, or alcohol? It looks brilliant! (I have the same, lame, washout-trouble with scanning my own images.) YOurs came through really well!
Your work has been featured as one of #Birds-Club's top art submissions for the month of October. You can find the article which also contains other beautiful bird art here: [link]
Wow, this is truly amazing. I am VERY impressed! I'm also struggling to improve my watercolor skills, and while I think that you're -much- farther along than me, it's good to see someone else in the same boat. Keep up the good work! It's truly inspiring!