Pheasant by Welshpixels

Pheasant by Welshpixels
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Pheasant

Wild Pheasant in the Grass Meadow

A pheasant strutting his stuff in the meadow.

Colourful Birds In Flight Mousepad by biglnet

Colourful Birds In Flight Mousepad by biglnet
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These birds are painted homing pigeons, which are painted different colours by the owners so that they can identify them in flight. This is a local tradition in Spain and the owners assure me that the paint does the birds no harm!

This particular photograph was a bit of a fluke really as my wife and I were on the local mountainside (more of a large hill really!) when the birds flew overhead. They looked so pretty in flight. I think they look beautiful with the sea in the background.

Cardinal on Cherry Blossom by ArtformTheHeart

Cardinal on Cherry Blossom by ArtformTheHeart
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A digital watercolour painting of a Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) sitting on a cherry blossom tree. During courtship, male cardinals feed seeds to the female beak to beak. This painting was inspired by a pair of cardinals whom paid regular visits to the garden whilst I was in Arkansas during the summer of 2009. Available on a range of products in the ArtformTheHeart store.