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Watercolor bird paintings

Watercolor bird paintings

 

 

I recently finished a couple of bird watercolor paintings.  The American Tree Sparrow and Cedar Waxwing.  Birds are another favorite subject of mine to paint.

American Tree Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow, original watercolor painting
Cedar Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing, original watercolor painting

 

Some fun facts;

Cedar Waxwings descend on berry-laden trees and hedges, to flutter among the branches as they feast. These birds are sociable at all seasons, and it is rare to see just one waxwing. Occasionally a line of waxwings perched on a branch will pass a berry back and forth, from bill to bill, until one of them swallows it.

 

 

American Tree Sparrow, a small sparrow like bird with a brick-red cap, white stripes above the eyes, brown striped back and gray breast with a black dot in the center. Female and male look alike. It’s song is a sweet canary like trill in spring as they prepare to move north; winter call is a note, likened to the merry tinkling of sleigh bells.