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Monday, 14 February 2011

More from the Sleeping Birds series....


Female Golden-shouldered Parrot, water colour on paper, 25x20.5cm, 2011. The species is endangered, they have a very intimate relationship with termites, they make their nest inside termites mounds at the same time the young termites bugs are hatching, so the termites keep the yung parrots warm and the baby parrots provide termites with food that is their droppings.. a good example of cooperation.

 
Tawny Frogmouth, water colour on paper, 24.5x28.5, 2011.

11 comments:

  1. Maria Elena Ferrari15 February 2011 at 00:29

    Bellissimi tutti in particolare Tawny Frogmouth!Io li adoro, noi abbiamo solo Caprimulgus europaeus, uno dei miei animali preferiti!!

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  2. Travel France Online15 February 2011 at 05:14

    Lovely watercolours as usual ! I like them all, and in particular the female-golden shouldered parrot, she seems so delicate. DeeBee

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  3. Jose Sanchez15 February 2011 at 08:34

    Matteo realmente eres infatigable, bellos trabajos y de talla de gran artista, un saludo

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  4. Matteo Grilli20 February 2011 at 22:39

    Grazie Maria Elena, e' vero il podargo strigoide (in italiano) e' davvero particolare, stupendo..
    Thank you DeeBee, yes, she does seem delicate and the species is endangered, they have a very intimate relationship with termites, they make the nest inside termites mounds at the same time the young termites bugs are hatching, so the termites keep the yung parrots warm and the baby parrots provide termites with food that is their droppings..
    Gracias Jose!

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  5. Maria Kovalenko Leysens1 March 2011 at 00:26

    I just found your blog and enjoyed going through it. It does read like a book, like one of the others commented. Really, very nice work.

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  6. Cristina Dalla Valentina1 March 2011 at 03:30

    I tuoi acquerelli sono semplicemente meravigliosi, Matteo! Verrò spesso a visitarli... sono una gioia per gli occhi e per lo spirito!

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  7. Matteo Grilli1 March 2011 at 07:40

    Grazie Cristina! Anche io visitero' i tuoi ci puoi scommettere.
    Thank you very much Maria!

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  8. Concetta Flore2 March 2011 at 17:15

    Ciao Matteo, ti ho scoperto perchè segui il mio amico Fabrizio; i tuoi lavori sono delicatissimi e sensibili, complimenti dall'Italia!

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  9. Diana3 March 2011 at 03:25

    beautiful work Matteo, Diana

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  10. Jesús Cuenca3 March 2011 at 03:26

    Trabajo personal sensible y bello. Felicidades

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  11. Fran A.H. Alvarado14 March 2011 at 00:39

    Gorgeous watercolours, Matteo
    The female Golden-shouldered Parrot is great. A pity it is in danger.
    Regards

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