The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp.
- John Berry
"Flutterby" pencil sketch with watercolour in Moleskine watercolour sketch-book
I reared this Laughing Dove from when she was tiny, spent a year in and out of the house, and she was kind enough to roost contentedly on a rock while I sketched her. She now lives free and wild in my garden and is always the first to arrive when I start filling the bird tables. I recognise here because of the little blue ring I put on her.
What a treasure, Maree, and a beautiful sketch!
ReplyDeleteThank you Kate, she's an absolute darling. But she won't let me come too near these days.
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