Autumn Baltimore Oriole Bird Alcohol Ink Painting
by Deborah League
Title
Autumn Baltimore Oriole Bird Alcohol Ink Painting
Artist
Deborah League
Medium
Painting - Alcohol Ink On Yupo
Description
Sweet Oriole sits on a branch pondering. Alcohol ink painting on Yupo paper done in autumn colors by Deborah League.
The Baltimore oriole is a small migratory blackbird common in eastern North America. It was named "Baltimore" because of the similarity of the male bird's colors to those on the coat-of-arms of Lord Baltimore. The bird breeds in open woods and winters in open forest edges and gardens as depicted in the painting.
During the breeding season, Baltimore Orioles feed on caterpillars and spiders. They forage while moving through the treetops, gleaning from leaves and branches. Although the Baltimore Oriole primarily eats insects in the summer, they prefer nectar and fruit in the fall and winter.
Each spring male orioles sing consistently from treetops hoping to attract a mate. Their distinctive song is often the first clue to their presence. Female Baltimore Orioles also sing, often while foraging, but have a simpler song.
Once mated, the female selects a nest site in the male's territory, and begins to build her nest. The male brings some material to the nest site, but the female does all the nest construction. Baltimore Orioles do not reuse their nests from year to year, but females will sometimes pull apart a previous year's nest for materials.
Once she lays her clutch of 3-7 eggs, the female oriole does all the incubation. Both parents feed the nestlings, which fledge in a few weeks. Baltimore Orioles only raise one clutch per season. They begin to migrate quite early, often leaving their territories as early as July to head south.
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April 21st, 2019
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Femina Photo Art By Maggie 22 Days Ago
WOW! I love this one Deborah! I've featured it on the homepage of our new group, Alcohol Ink Painting. l/f
Bonnie Marie
Very well done have know idea how you did this in alcohol ink it is so hard to control!
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