I'm trying to wrap up the old year, LOL. If you recall, I went to Parrot Palooza in September and these are the two bird drawings that I did. The other subject is Tony, the French bulldog.

I am available for commissions--just ask and we'll talk :-)


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I found this video of a galah...
bird...
bird what are you doing

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I saw this posted by my friend on Tumblr (link) and had to share! This is at Best Friends Animal Society's Parrot Garden

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"Even though I’m not in this video at all [and I haven’t actually been back for a long time] I’m sharing it anyways because it features two of my bird-friends - King O (or just O) the bald DuCorps cockatoo, and Elvis my Goffin ( Read more... )

I was watching cute parrot videos on Youtube with my fiance, and we ended up with a debate. You see, my fiance's dream bird is a blue and gold macaw. While I wouldn't mind keeping a large macaw, my dream bird list includes instead a large cockatoo, such as an umbrella or Moluccan. We know we won't be able to have any large bird for quite some ( Read more... )

Hi everyone! In my ongoing search for old art with parrots, I stumbled across a painting by Gustave Courbet with a blue-fronted amazon. You can view it by clicking here! [NSFW artistic nude]

I was going to post more but instead I want to point you to a HUGE collection on the subject, Kiwi's Angels blog, which is a treasure trove, from old ( Read more... )

My husband and I rode the Tokyo Metro today and got a good laugh the new "mind your manners" poster:


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Hello fellow Parrot Lovers!

My friend magicalmartha commisoned me to make a plush version of her green cheeked conure, Dizzy.  So I set to work and these are the results:


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I'm interested in finding parrots in pre-modern Western art outside of scientific illustrations. Thought I'd share some :)

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 So I got someone to make this for me.  And I love it!  Represents her personality PERFECTLY!

EDIT: to add the email of the girl if you wanted to know :)  kamenbito@gmail.com.  She is on Instagram (where I found her) and does lots of cutesy stuff!

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I drew a picture of my cockatiel using a tail feather he recently dropped. I used a nail clipper to cut the tip. Here's How To Cut Quill Pens from Feathers.

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