More birds

Hi Everybody!

Hope you are all keeping well and fit! We were expecting rain this week, but we got nothing worth talking about. It's been cool and windy, but with lots of sun, so it was good weather for walking-

Today I have some more of the strange birds which can only be seen in Balconia-by-the-Rhine. I am showing a pair of wire-legged post birds. These birds have thin feathers and cover themselves with stamps and  scraps of paper or cloth to keep themselves warm. They watch the postmen when they are delivering letters and often steal stamps from them. They are not shy,  and have a loud call which sounds like co-ffeeeee, co-ffeeeee. The male and females look alike, and like the long-legged spotted stargazers, the  female usually stands on the back of the male:

I am linking to AJJ and Paint Party Friday

Okay, back to reality! The birds were cut from a stamped envelope sent to me by Elizabeth in 2016. The background was made from an 18" x 12" sheet of black paper which was stenciled with distress oxide ink and doodled:

I got sticky fingers layering them with more scraps and stamps:

Here you can see the fastener from the envelope and the sewing:

The 'male' wrapped in gold thread:

The 'female' with her legs wrapped with wire:

This was a fun project, and I will surely make some more!

And I have more photos from my visit to Hofgarten and the water fowl on Wednesday:

I love watching them clean their feathers:

This little group was making a heck of a noise:

And I loved seeing this pair of black swans with their cygnets safely between them on their swim over the lake:

And this one couldn't believe that the lettuce was all gone....

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!