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| The colour of the bare skin around the eyes of the adults is a rich and intense mix of shades of blue, a colour that reminds of all the different shades of the colours of the sea on a bright summer day. Beak and tongue are adapted to eat nectar, pollen, berries and insects. |
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| Juveniles have different colours, starting from an olive-green brown at an early age, the skin then becomes blue in a matter of weeks. |
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| Entomyzon cyanotis in Australia |
Hi,Matteo,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing so sensitive and delicate work.
Cheers,Sadami
Good evening Matteo
ReplyDeleteYou put such detail in your work... Just beautiful!
Penny
I enjoy your beautiful details in your work. And thanks to showing us. Your paintings are so wonderful.
ReplyDeleteWarm greet
Marja
Matteo, what luck to have such fascinating visitors! Wonderful and lively work.
ReplyDeleteAmazing beauty!!!
ReplyDeleteVery very nice!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful and interesting!
ReplyDeleteYour work is really lovely.
ReplyDeleteGreat studies of the birds as usual! I like how you draw a little map with the distribution range painted with the colour of the bird. I also like how you caught the expression of the calling bird.
ReplyDeleteGreat blog, Matteo, I love birds.
ReplyDeleteCheers from Argentina!
HD
Oops! Sorry not been by for a while. As usual I am fascinated by your garden visitors, they are so much more exotic than our little Blue-Tits!
ReplyDeleteYour quite a draughtsman Matteo! This is my first visit; it won't be my last. I'm very impressed. I imagine you're quite the photographer as well.
ReplyDeleteThank you very very much everybody for your kind support.
ReplyDeleteOverwhelming!
This is such a grret art work matteo. Amazing and breathtaking.
ReplyDeleteLovely greet
Marja