Backyard Birds ORIGINAL Watercolor Paintings
ORIGINAL Watercolor Anna's Hummingbird Female
$45.00
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ORIGINAL Watercolor Anna's Hummingbird Female
€35/$45
There are all kinds of bird enthusiasts out there. Some are bird watchers, some bird owners, and some of those who love to feed backyard birds. If you’ve got a bird loving friend or family member then why not treat them to a special gift that they will really appreciate and enjoy.
Light up your room or their's with this original watercolor painting of a female Anna's hummingbird. I hope you enjoy this very personal and meaningful artwork!
SIZE: 5x7
SIGNED: by the artist
MEDIA: watercolor on paper
FRAMING: NOT included
About the Bird
Anna’s Hummingbirds are among the most common hummingbirds along the Pacific Coast, yet they're anything but common in appearance. With their iridescent emerald feathers and sparkling rose-pink throats, they are more like flying jewelry than birds. Though no larger than a ping-pong ball and no heavier than a nickel, Anna’s Hummingbirds make a strong impression. In their thrilling courtship displays, males climb up to 130 feet into the air and then swoop to the ground with a curious burst of noise that they produce through their tail feathers.
Backyard Tips
Anna’s Hummingbirds are welcome backyard birds and are easy to attract. Set out a hummingbird feeder, then mix your own hummingbird food using one part sugar to four parts water. Don't use honey or food coloring. Anna’s don’t migrate much, so don’t be surprised if the bird visits your feeder all year long.
ORIGINAL Watercolor Scarlet Tanager
$45.00
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ORIGINAL Watercolor Scarlet Tanager
€35/$45
There are all kinds of bird enthusiasts out there. Some are bird watchers, some bird owners, and some of those who love to feed backyard birds. If you’ve got a bird loving friend or family member then why not treat them to a special gift that they will really appreciate and enjoy.
Light up your room or their's with this original watercolor painting of a Scarlet Tanager. I hope you enjoy this very personal and meaningful artwork!
SIZE: 5x7
SIGNED: by the artist
MEDIA: watercolor on paper
FRAMING: NOT included
About the Bird
Male Scarlet Tanagers are among the most blindingly gorgeous birds in an eastern forest in summer, with blood-red bodies set off by jet-black wings and tail. They’re also one of the most frustratingly hard to find as they stay high in the forest canopy singing rich, burry songs. The yellowish-green, dark-winged females can be even harder to spot until you key in on this bird’s chick-burr call note. In fall, males trade red feathers for yellow-green and the birds take off for northern South America.
Backyard Tips
Scarlet Tanagers visit many kinds of berry plants, including blackberries, raspberries, huckleberries, juneberries, serviceberries, mulberries, strawberries, and chokeberries.
ORIGINAL Watercolor Blue Jay
$55.00
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ORIGINAL Watercolor Blue Jay
There are all kinds of bird enthusiasts out there. Some are bird watchers, some bird owners, and some of those who love to feed backyard birds. If you’ve got a bird loving friend or family member then why not treat them to a special gift that they will really appreciate and enjoy.
Light up your room or their's with this original watercolor painting of a Blue Jay. I hope you enjoy this very personal and meaningful artwork!
SIZE: 5x7
SIGNED: by the artist
MEDIA: watercolor on paper
FRAMING: NOT included
About the Bird
This common, large songbird is familiar to many people, with its perky crest; blue, white, and black plumage; and noisy calls. Blue Jays are known for their intelligence and complex social systems with tight family bonds. Their fondness for acorns is credited with helping spread oak trees after the last glacial period.
Backyard Tips
Blue Jays prefer tray feeders or hopper feeders on a post rather than hanging feeders, and they prefer peanuts, sunflower seeds, and suet. Planting oak trees will make acorns available for jays of the future. Blue Jays often take drinks from birdbaths.
ORIGINAL Watercolor Baltimore Oriole
$45.00
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ORIGINAL Watercolor Baltimore Oriole
€35/$45
There are all kinds of bird enthusiasts out there. Some are bird watchers, some bird owners, and some of those who love to feed backyard birds. If you’ve got a bird loving friend or family member then why not treat them to a special gift that they will really appreciate and enjoy.
Light up your room or their's with this original watercolor painting of a Baltimore Oriole. I hope you enjoy this very personal and meaningful artwork!
SIZE: 5x7
SIGNED: by the artist
MEDIA: watercolor on paper
FRAMING: NOT included
About the Bird
The rich, whistling song of the Baltimore Oriole, echoing from treetops near homes and parks, is a sweet herald of spring in eastern North America. Look way up to find these singers: the male’s brilliant orange plumage blazes from high branches like a torch. Nearby, you might spot the female weaving her remarkable hanging nest from slender fibers. Fond of fruit and nectar as well as insects, Baltimore Orioles are easily lured to backyard feeders.
Backyard Tips
Baltimore Orioles seek out ripe fruit. Cut oranges in half and hang them from trees to invite orioles into your yard. Special oriole feeders filled with sugar water supplement the flower nectar that Baltimore Orioles gather. You can even put out small amounts of jelly to attract these nectar-eaters (just don't put out so much that it risks soiling their feathers). Planting bright fruits and nectar-bearing flowers, such as raspberries, crab apples, and trumpet vines, can attract Baltimore Orioles year after year.
ORIGINAL Watercolor Indigo Bunting
$45.00
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ORIGINAL Watercolor Indigo Bunting
€35/$45
There are all kinds of bird enthusiasts out there. Some are bird watchers, some bird owners, and some of those who love to feed backyard birds. If you’ve got a bird loving friend or family member then why not treat them to a special gift that they will really appreciate and enjoy.
Light up your room or their's with this original watercolor painting of a Indigo Bunting. I hope you enjoy this very personal and meaningful artwork!
SIZE: 5x7
SIGNED: by the artist
MEDIA: watercolor on paper
FRAMING: NOT included
About the Bird
The all-blue male Indigo Bunting sings with cheerful gusto and looks like a scrap of sky with wings. Sometimes nicknamed "blue canaries," these brilliantly colored yet common and widespread birds whistle their bouncy songs through the late spring and summer all over eastern North America. Look for Indigo Buntings in weedy fields and shrubby areas near trees, singing from dawn to dusk atop the tallest perch in sight or foraging for seeds and insects in low vegetation.
Backyard Tips
You can attract Indigo Buntings to your yard with feeders, particularly with small seeds such as thistle or nyjer. Indigo Buntings also eat many insects, so live mealworms may attract them as well.
ORIGINAL Watercolor Red-headed Woodpecker
$55.00
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ORIGINAL Watercolor Red-headed Woodpecker
There are all kinds of bird enthusiasts out there. Some are bird watchers, some bird owners, and some of those who love to feed backyard birds. If you’ve got a bird loving friend or family member then why not treat them to a special gift that they will really appreciate and enjoy.
Light up your room or their's with this original watercolor painting of a Red-headed Woodpecker. I hope you enjoy this very personal and meaningful artwork!
SIZE: 5x7
SIGNED: by the artist
MEDIA: watercolor on paper
FRAMING: NOT included
About the Bird
The gorgeous Red-headed Woodpecker is so boldly patterned it’s been called a “flying checkerboard,” with an entirely crimson head, a snow-white body, and half white, half inky black wings. These birds don’t act quite like most other woodpeckers: they’re adept at catching insects in the air, and they eat lots of acorns and beech nuts, often hiding away extra food in tree crevices for later. This magnificent species has declined severely in the past half-century because of habitat loss and changes to its food supply.
Backyard Tips
Red-headed Woodpeckers occasionally visit feeders in winter, especially suet. They will eat seeds, corn, acorns, beechnuts, pecans, and many kinds of fruits (including apples, pears, cherries, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, grapes, mulberries, and poison ivy fruits).
ORIGINAL Watercolor European Robin
$45.00
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ORIGINAL Watercolor European Robin
€35/$45
There are all kinds of bird enthusiasts out there. Some are bird watchers, some bird owners, and some of those who love to feed backyard birds. If you’ve got a bird loving friend or family member then why not treat them to a special gift that they will really appreciate and enjoy.
Light up your room or their's with this original watercolor painting of a European robin. I hope you enjoy this very personal and meaningful artwork!
SIZE: 5x7
SIGNED: by the artist
MEDIA: watercolor on paper
FRAMING: NOT included
About the Bird
European Robin or robin redbreast, is a chat-thrush (subfamily Saxicolinae) that breeds throughout Europe, western Asia, and parts of North Africa. It is migratory in northern Europe but only partially so or sedentary farther south. It is a plump, small-billed bird, 14 cm (5.5 inches) long, with brownish olive upper parts, white belly, and rusty-orange face and breast. The European robin feeds mainly on insects. Its nest, built of leaves and moss and lined with feathers, is placed in a hole or cranny in walls, banks, and trees. The five to six whitish eggs are incubated for 13 to 14 days by the female, who is sometimes fed by the male. The young fly in 12–14 days, and then a second brood is reared. The European robin sings all year round, uttering high-pitched warbles.
Backyard Tips
General seed mixes, particularly ones that contain sunflower seeds, go down well. Suet balls and bars are also particular favourites, providing invaluable energy during the coldest days. (Some people also believe that robins enjoy cheese but, because of the salt content, suet is a more practical option.) Mealworms are a real treat – place them in a smooth-sided bowl so that they can’t escape. Winter is a good time to put up nestboxes: robins need open-fronted ones that are hidden away behind foliage or climbing plants so that they don’t attract the attention of cats
ORIGINAL Watercolor Northern Cardinal
$45.00
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ORIGINAL Watercolor Northern Cardinal
€35/$45
There are all kinds of bird enthusiasts out there. Some are bird watchers, some bird owners, and some of those who love to feed backyard birds. If you’ve got a bird loving friend or family member then why not treat them to a special gift that they will really appreciate and enjoy.
Light up your room or their's with this original watercolor painting of a Northern Cardinal. I hope you enjoy this very personal and meaningful artwork!
SIZE: 5x7
SIGNED: by the artist
MEDIA: watercolor on paper
FRAMING: NOT included
About the Bird
he male Northern Cardinal is perhaps responsible for getting more people to open up a field guide than any other bird. They’re a perfect combination of familiarity, conspicuousness, and style: a shade of red you can’t take your eyes off. Even the brown females sport a sharp crest and warm red accents. Cardinals don’t migrate and they don’t molt into a dull plumage, so they’re still breathtaking in winter’s snowy backyards. In summer, their sweet whistles are one of the first sounds of the morning.
Backyard Tips
Nearly any bird feeder you put out ought to attract Northern Cardinals (as long as you live within their range), but they particularly seem to use sunflower seeds. Leave undergrowth in your backyard or around the edges, and you may have cardinals nesting on your property.
ORIGINAL Watercolor American Goldfinch
$45.00
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ORIGINAL Watercolor American Goldfinch
€35/$45
There are all kinds of bird enthusiasts out there. Some are bird watchers, some bird owners, and some of those who love to feed backyard birds. If you’ve got a bird loving friend or family member then why not treat them to a special gift that they will really appreciate and enjoy.
Light up your room or their's with this original watercolor painting of a American Goldfinch. I hope you enjoy this very personal and meaningful artwork!
SIZE: 5x7
SIGNED: by the artist
MEDIA: watercolor on paper
FRAMING: NOT included
About the Bird
This handsome little finch, the state bird of New Jersey, Iowa, and Washington, is welcome and common at feeders, where it takes primarily sunflower and nyjer. Goldfinches often flock with Pine Siskins and Common Redpolls. Spring males are brilliant yellow and shiny black with a bit of white. Females and all winter birds are more dull but identifiable by their conical bill; pointed, notched tail; wingbars; and lack of streaking. During molts they look bizarrely patchy.
Backyard Tips
To encourage goldfinches into your yard, plant native thistles and other composite plants, as well as native milkweed. Almost any kind of bird feeder may attract American Goldfinches, including hopper, platform, and hanging feeders, and these birds don’t mind feeders that sway in the wind. You’ll also find American Goldfinches are happy to feed on the ground below feeders, eating spilled seeds. They’re most attracted to sunflower seed and nyjer.
ORIGINAL Watercolor Black-Capped Chickadee
$45.00
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ORIGINAL Watercolor Black-Capped Chickadee
€35/$45
There are all kinds of bird enthusiasts out there. Some are bird watchers, some bird owners, and some of those who love to feed backyard birds. If you’ve got a bird loving friend or family member then why not treat them to a special gift that they will really appreciate and enjoy.
Light up your room or their's with this original watercolor painting of a Black-Capped Chicadee. I hope you enjoy this very personal and meaningful artwork!
SIZE: 5x7
SIGNED: by the artist
MEDIA: watercolor on paper
FRAMING: NOT included
About the Bird
A bird almost universally considered “cute” thanks to its oversized round head, tiny body, and curiosity about everything, including humans. The chickadee’s black cap and bib; white cheeks; gray back, wings, and tail; and whitish underside with buffy sides are distinctive. Its habit of investigating people and everything else in its home territory, and quickness to discover bird feeders, make it one of the first birds most people learn.
Backyard Tips
Chickadees are one of the easiest birds to attract to feeders, for suet, sunflower, and peanuts. They don’t mind using tiny hanging feeders that swing in the wind, and also readily visit window feeders. Planting willow, alder, and birch trees provides future nesting habitat for chickadees.
Feeders and nest boxes are often used by chickadees; consider putting up a nest box to attract a breeding pair. Make sure you put it up well before breeding season. Attach a guard to keep predators from raiding eggs and young. Black-capped Chickadees are especially attracted to a box when it is filled with sawdust or wood shavings. To keep wrens out of boxes you want chickadees to nest in, place nest boxes at least 60 feet into a wooded area. The compass orientation of the entrance hole probably does not matter at all, but chickadees do seem to prefer an unobstructed path to the entrance hole, without branches and leaves in the way. Setting a nest box farther back from other trees and branches can help deter squirrels and mice from jumping to the box and eating chickadee eggs and nestlings.
ORIGINAL Watercolor Blue Tit
$45.00
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ORIGINAL Watercolor Blue Tit
€35/$45
There are all kinds of bird enthusiasts out there. Some are bird watchers, some bird owners, and some of those who love to feed backyard birds. If you’ve got a bird loving friend or family member then why not treat them to a special gift that they will really appreciate and enjoy.
Light up your room or their's with this original watercolor painting of a Blue Tit. I hope you enjoy this very personal and meaningful artwork!
SIZE: 5x7
SIGNED: by the artist
MEDIA: watercolor on paper
FRAMING: NOT included
About the Bird
Common in wooded and forested habitats, parks, gardens, and hedges in farmland. Often visits bird feeders and uses nest boxes. Plumage distinctive, with blue cap, white face with dark line through eyes, yellow underparts. Smaller and more active than Great Tit, which often occurs alongside Eurasian Blue Tit but has very different head pattern, different calls. Juvenile (seen in summer–early autumn) has yellowish wash to face, drabber plumage overall.
Backyard Tips
This common attractive little bird is always welcome in our gardens and you will always see it hanging on feeders of all descriptions and even feeding on the bird tables. They are very fond of peanuts, Insects, mealworms, husk free advance, suet cakes and Fatballs; they're not too fussy and will quite happily take whatever is offered. At one time they were known for piercing foil milk bottle tops to get at the cream.
ORIGINAL Watercolor Great-Spotted Woodpecker
$45.00
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ORIGINAL Watercolor Great-Spotted Woodpecker
€35/$45
There are all kinds of bird enthusiasts out there. Some are bird watchers, some bird owners, and some of those who love to feed backyard birds. If you’ve got a bird loving friend or family member then why not treat them to a special gift that they will really appreciate and enjoy.
Light up your room or their's with this original watercolor painting of a Great-Spotted Woodpecker. I hope you enjoy this very personal and meaningful artwork!
SIZE: 5x7
SIGNED: by the artist
MEDIA: watercolor on paper
FRAMING: NOT included
About the Bird
Most common pied woodpecker in most of Eurasia. Fairly common in almost all types of forest and woodland, parkland, gardens, even farmland with hedges and scattered larger trees. Feeds mainly on trunks and larger branches; also visits feeders. Size and bold black-and-white plumage distinctive in most of range. Note big white shoulder patches, extensive red on vent, black crown. Male has red nape patch; juvenile (both sexes) has red cap.
Backyard Tips
They will happily tuck in at feeders containing peanuts, sunflower seeds and fat, and sometimes peck at apples in search of grubs inside. In late spring, adult woodpeckers often bring their offspring to feeders.
Leaving dead trees standing where they are will mean a supply of wood-boring grubs and other bugs, great spotted woodpeckers' principal food source.
It is good to be aware that great spotted woodpeckers will sometimes attack nestboxes containing eggs and chicks. You can help prevent this by fitting a metal hole surround.
In addition to adding bird food to your garden, dotting dead branches and logs around will also help to draw in these spectacular birds as their natural food supply of wood-boring grubs will soon set up home, albeit temporarily! It’s also a good idea to set up a second bird bath, as woodpeckers will likely be put off visiting a busy one that’s being enjoyed by your usual garden visitors.
Backyard Birds Perforated Calendar 2022 ORDER
$30.00 - $50.00
Backyard Birds Calendar 2022
Sized to easily frame the perforated prints, priced to be easy on the wallet.
2022 Bird Wall Calendar features original North American and European bird illustrations focused specifically on birds that come to the feeders. Done in watercolor paint, original paintings are available on my website. In addition, each month is labeled with backyard tips on how to attract specific bird to your feeders
All birds have been chosen by my FB/Instagram followers. Each bird painting was created with love to bring you joy throughout the year ahead. I hope these twelve months of artwork inspire you to have an amazing 2022!
The calendar was designed and illustrated by me and is professionally printed. Printed on a high quality, uncoated white paper stock. This is a great gift for your birder friends and family! Whimsical and minimal in design. Arrives in a protective sleeve and gift wrapped
This is the ultimate calendar for nature and bird lovers!
NOTE: Shipping is not included in the price of this item and will be calculated at checkout.
Care of your prints and originals
Unless your prints come framed, you have to do the framing yourself. Luckily for you, Patrizia has written a whole blog article about framing, see the link below. There you will find all the secrets about how to frame and what to look for.
