Valentine Day Vintage Postcard
by Janette Boyd
Title
Valentine Day Vintage Postcard
Artist
Janette Boyd
Medium
Photograph - Photo/texture/digital
Description
Vintage postcard with red and pink roses with my photo of two Black Capped Chickadees added. Additional text and frame added to original postcard.
Featured by the following FAA Groups:
*Animal Photos Only
*Poetic Poultry
*Animal Photographs
*FAA Portraits - Birds
*Weekly Fun for All
*Art District
*ABC Group
*Holiday Themed Art
Black-capped Chickadee
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.
Size & Shape
This tiny bird has a short neck and large head, giving it a distinctive, rather spherical body shape. It also has a long, narrow tail and a short bill a bit thicker than a warbler’s but thinner than a finch’s.
Color Pattern
The cap and bib are black, the cheeks white, the back soft gray, the wing feathers gray edged with white, and the underparts soft buffy on the sides grading to white beneath. The cap extends down just beyond the black eyes, making the small eyes tricky to see.
Behavior
Black-capped Chickadees seldom remain at feeders except to grab a seed to eat elsewhere. They are acrobatic and associate in flocks—the sudden activity when a flock arrives is distinctive. They often fly across roads and open areas one at a time with a bouncy flight.
Habitat
Chickadees may be found in any habitat that has trees or woody shrubs, from forests and woodlots to residential neighborhoods and parks, and sometimes weedy fields and cattail marshes. They frequently nest in birch or alder trees.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-capped_Chickadee/id
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January 8th, 2018
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Comments (11)
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations,! Your artwork has been Featured by the - ABC GROUP - V IS FOR VALENTINE theme! You are invited to archive it in the Feature thread LF
Anita Faye
Janette, super lovely greeting! Featured in Poetic Poultry Group! https://fineartamerica.com/groups/poetic-poultry-.html
Karen Beasley
I pick up old postcards from flea markets from time to time. I love the artwork, the messages from 100 years ago, the stamps...Great image. LF
Janette Boyd replied:
Thank you, Karen, for sharing your experiences. I love vintage postcards, too! I love to start with them and then build a new piece of artwork around the postcard. Thank you for the like and favorite.