Jackdaw Original Gouache Painting on Paper

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Jackdaw Original Gouache Painting on PaperOriginal Gouache Painting A study of a Jackdaw, an original gouache painting by Amanda Gosse. The jackdaw, Corvus monedula, is a familiar, sociable member of the crow family native to Europe and western Asia, including the British Isles. Recognisable by its iridescent black plumage, pale grey nape, and beautiful bluish white eyes, it is one of the smallest corvids found in Britain. Jackdaws are highly intelligent birds known for their complex social

The Details

tumbling flight as it pursues insects high among the treetops

above an early sepia photograph of the Sydney Harbour Bridge

romantic accent for a blush

sharp detail

It feeds primarily on seeds

Commonly found in open forests

Frame: 30cm x 30cm (11 13/16 in x 11 13/16 in) with white mount

A study of a Regent Honeyeater

6 x 6 inches)

It is sadly now red-listed in the UK with breeding numbers in steep decline

and a call so distinctive it earned the bird one of its best-known nicknames: the Twenty-Eight Parrot