Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
by Marilyn Smith
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22.000 x 15.000 inches
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Title
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
Artist
Marilyn Smith
Medium
Painting - Watercolor
Description
Recently a family of American Kestrel, formerly called sparrow hawks, nested in a neighboring palm tree here in the desert Southwest near Phoenix, Arizona. I was so thrilled to be able to view their activity for an entire week before they moved on. At first we heard the feeding frenzy in the tree and then were able to glimpse the young birds perched all along the palm fronds. After they began learning to fly, they would venture from one palm tree to another and then back to home base.
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I took many photos for reference for this painting. During that process I realized the diet of the birds consisted mostly of small lizards which they managed to swallow whole! That was not a pretty sight, but all part of nature and learning how these beautiful creatures survive. The Kestral usually feed on insects, small rodents, reptiles, small mammals and also small birds. While hunting, they will hover over their prey before plunging in for the catch.
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The American Kestral are usually found in open country, as portrayed in this painting, but often are found in cities.
The male is the most colorful of the species, while the female is a little larger with less color variation, averaging around 11 inches in length with a wingspan of 23 inches. Both black sideburns on a white face.
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May 29th, 2015
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Comments (30)
Marilyn Smith
Thank you to the buyer in Mico, Texas for purchasing a large canvas print of this painting! You made my day..
Will Borden
Hi Marilyn~~an extremely beautiful wild bird desert scene- a fine watercolor painting!! F&L!!
Bob and Nadine Johnston
Congratulations Happy to Feature your Beautiful artwork today in the "ARTIST NEWS" Bob Johnston
Dianna Lewis
I absolutely love your work Marilyn . Thank you for adding to my group Things With Wings and congrats on your features.