As You See It has a perfect challenge for me. For the birds! I have a great love of birds and feed my friends every day.
I'm not particularly happy when these birds descend upon my feeders though. They are large and have a big appetite. But I thought it would be easy to make Altenew's Bird of the Mountain into a red-winged blackbird. Then I had to figure out what to do with him. Enter Honey Bee's Fall Foliage. These birds like to hang out along the roadside where cattails are growing. I had to improvise with the leaves since none are in the set and the scene looked bare without them. A look through some of my flower dies brought me the stems from Altenew's Cosmos. It's all on a panel lightly inked with Speckled Egg Distress Ink.
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10 comments:
Bobby, I am so drawn to that challenge and its bird... I do love hearing those red-winged blackbirds when they return: surely a sign it's Spring!
I love your bird and where he's perched = perfection!
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Bobby your card is so beautiful, I love the cattails! Like you I love my feeder and I shovel my way out to it in the morning most days in the winter. We mostly have smaller birds visit but when the grackles come with there voracious appetite they get a scoot scoot from me. lol
Big blackbirds do rather dominate at the bird feeder! I've not seen a red-winged blackbird though. The cattails he's sitting on are great. Thanks for sharing this with us at As You See It.
Love that you placed him among the cattails! We see so many of these, both male and female in the CVNP on our walks. Terrific card!
Love your colorful blackbird and how you have in the cattails. You did great with adding the leaves too.
Your red-winged blackbird is beautiful, and you found just the right products to make him feel right at home. Gorgeous bird and scene, Bobby
Wow, Bobby, this red wing BB is glorious! Love him, and his pretty setting, too! Thanks so much for playing at As You See It!
This is a perfect red winged blackbird, Bobby! Great job on the cattails and grass!
Bobby your bird is so eye-catching amongst the leaves - I've never seen a red-tailed blackbird before. I have 2 garden birdboxes with cameras in, so I can watch the bluetits building their nests - they are captivating! Thank you for sharing over at As You See It this week!
For me, it's really spring when I hear the call of the red winged blackbird! I love that trill they make. I also love how you've created such an authentic one in such authentic surroundings! Thanks for exploring our theme as As You See It Challenges!
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