Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Brown Shrike


Seeing Elva's sketches of the Loggerhead Shrike reminded me of sketches I made a few years back of a Brown Shrike, a very rare bird in Ireland, in fact the first and so far last record. Any Shrike in Ireland is rare , this species is from Asia so it had really got lost.
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6 comments:

  1. Kate (Cathy Johnson)June 15, 2011 at 6:53 AM

    Phil, it is SO interesting to see these birds in Ireland--your sketches are beautiful, thank you for sharing.

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  2. Rebecca LJune 15, 2011 at 7:36 AM

    I agree. Very nice.

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  3. Angela Maria RussoJune 15, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    these sketches are very interesting, and your birds are very lovely

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  4. Vicki HoldwickJune 15, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    Love your sketches, Phil, especially the ones to which you've added color.

    xoxo

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  5. Elva PaulsonJune 16, 2011 at 12:18 AM

    Nice job of drawing your rare shrike.

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  6. Pam Johnson BrickellJune 16, 2011 at 2:55 PM

    Phil, these are wonderful!!! Great to see Ireland's version.

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