Birds and I are not friends; actually I have a fear of them. When I saw this photo I was attracted to the beautiful coloring. Can anyone identify this bird? (and don't tell me it's a "blue bird")
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- Marilyn Moore
- San Antonio, Texas
- Watercolors became my focus after my studies at Scottsdale Artist's School in recent years. I enjoy painting figurative watercolors from photographs. I call myself an intuitive painter meaning I paint what 'feels' right about my subject. My favorite subjects are musicians. I expecially enjoy bringing vintage photographs to life from my palette of colors. My work is not limited to portraiture; still life, flowers and landscapes find their way to my easel. Since moving to San Antonio I have done some oil painting, a departure from watercolor techniques. I am a member of San Antonio Watercolor Group (SAWG) and Coppini Academy of Fine Art.
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5 comments:
Sounds like a job for John and Betty.
It looks like a blue crow to us!
John & Betty
I've only heard of black crows.
I can't believe you didn't ask your daughter with the fascination for birds and the mini aviary in her front yard to figure out what type of bird this is. It's obviously a predatory species ... hawk or falcon. But, I've never seen this type of coloring specifically. We have a beautiful American Kestrel (type of hawk) that comes to our yard to feast on all the birds that our feeders draw. It has a gorgeous slate blue color on it's wings, but there's more of a rust color on the back than you show in your painting. I'll look into it, though, and try to figure out exactly what type of bird this is. May I ask where you found the photo? It may not even be a bird found in North America (just a guess due to the coloring).
Looks like an eagle to me.
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