Natural Beauty: Birds


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I missed yesterdayโ€™s prompt of โ€˜bonesโ€™, due to time constraints and some weird phenomenon happening to time itself, but with Hallo Valentineโ€™s swiftly approaching I may be able to claw some time back and use that theme for then. We shall see. Time will tell. Hopefully.

On the subject of claws, todayโ€™s theme is โ€˜birdsโ€™, so I went for a quick hummingbird. Iโ€™ve never seen one in the UK, but when I visited Canada once, there were thousands of them. Well, I counted four, but there could have been thousands. This one wasnโ€™t one I saw in Canada, just an image of one I found on an internet search. Another quick painting โ€“ just over an hour.

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17 responses to “Natural Beauty: Birds”

  1. Espirational avatar

    Hummingbirds are fun. We have a feeder — they are only here April – October, but they are so much fun to watch. They are very territorial. Nice painting!

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thank you… the ones I saw were quite hypnotic!

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  2. Jodi avatar

    BEAUTIFUL Tom!

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      ๐Ÿ˜€ Thank you again, Jodi.

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  3. anotherday2paradise avatar

    Really lovely, Tom. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thanks, Sylvia. Do you see hummingbirds in your garden?

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      1. anotherday2paradise avatar

        No we haven’t seen any, and have been debating whether to put up a feeder even though it’s against the community rules to feed the wildlife. Stupid rule! ๐Ÿ˜•

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        1. Tom Merriman avatar

          You’ll have to pop up some extremely discreet feeders and tell your visitors to keep quiet about it… it’s the only way! ๐Ÿ˜€

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  4. Soul Gifts avatar
    Soul Gifts

    I Love hummingbirds with a big “L”

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      I do as well, Raili. Fascinating creatures.

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  5. Diane Henders avatar

    I love it! I wish I had your talent for watercolour, Tom! ๐Ÿ™‚

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      I wish I had more talent, Diane… still, practice makes perfect! Thanks, Diane.

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  6. prenin avatar

    Excellent piece Tom! ๐Ÿ™‚

    I’ve never seen a humming bird – just smelt a few!!! ๐Ÿ˜‰

    God Bless!

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Haha! Saw what you did there, Prenin! ๐Ÿ˜€

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  7. europasicewolf avatar

    Lovely humming birds Tom ๐Ÿ™‚ You’re becoming very skilled at this artwork!

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      That’s my intention, Icewolf. Well, that and having fun! ๐Ÿ˜€

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      1. europasicewolf avatar

        An admirable combination! ๐Ÿ™‚

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