sandy those are very nicely done and i agree that is a cute puppy

Yeah.... two more done and 18 sketched out, so lots to work from.

Fantastic cards! Brava!

Three this morning!
Blue feet Boobies from Sveta
Red headed Woodpecker from Kay (Plus bonus!)
Sun Conure Bird from Roxanne
Thank you all very much.

Great cards Marisa, I have always loved Quetzalcoatl ever since I saw a pic as a kid. And I had completely forgotten about Garuda. Terrific work!

Dizzy is a cutie isn't she?!!

Just got a wren from Steve, thanks he is great! Will post later.

wow, our mail is moving quite quickly now..wonder who lit a fire under them??

I am glad it arrived safely to you

Thanks. Too bad cards went out already or I would have made sure you got the Quetzal.

Thanks Sveta!

I was originally going to do selections from the US Postal Service State Birds and Flowers Stamp set.
But when I examined the sheet closely I realized that there were way too many cardinals

2 this morning. from Kay, a lovely Barn Owl. And a Singing Sparrow from Sveta. Wonderful! Thank you girls.

Two more wonderful cards arrived this morning! From dolphin-paradise a colorful and bold toucan and from Sue (bigs) the "Superb Fairy Wren" beautifully done in colored pencil and ink, very realistic. Again - I'll be posting these when I get back to work.

This is fun!! I enjoy getting things in the mail that don't tell me I owe money.

I received two beautiful water colour birds today!

I came over to Birds to see how all was going. I keep seeing beautiful birds that are incredible.I mailed mine I think two weeks ago,but I'm chicken now considering the standard! But I too will get better.I went several pages back and noticed that I posted . But I had deleted it because I must have had one to many because nothing makes sense.But dear Kay pretends that nothing is wrong and that it all makes sense.You are all such sweeties!! I have received a beautiful Horned Owl( that is what I meant by naming )the birds.Those myth bird are incredible but is that why she is a teacher? Dying for the mail to flow Joanna

Marisa, I will love whichever card comes my way, and I will obviously learn about another myth, not one I already know....I love that!

Sandra, glad you like the little chap.......for such a tiny little bird they have BIG attitude! When they are nesting they will attack crows and magpies and see them off their territory.......only the other day a group of crimson chats got too close to little girl wren he was courting and this teeny tiny bird got so fiesty and chased them till they left his tree! In courting and nesting season I have to put plastic shower caps over my car's side mirrors, the male Superbs sit on them and attack "the competition" in the mirrors, and they poop all over the back of the mirrors! The shower caps look silly, but work well!

Joanne, if you go back ....way back! And look at what some of us were doing when we first started you would not be so concerned. It is the effort that matters. As we practice (and these swaps make us work outside our comfort zone) we get better and better and in a while newbies will be worried about swapping with you. You will almost feel like turning around to see if there is a real artist standing behind you because they couldn't possibly be talking about you. That's the way I felt when someone first worried about swapping with me. Very flattering.

Oh and have that glass of wine........I have a friend who swears she paints so much better when she has had a glass or two........all her inhibitions and self-doubt start to disappear! Its just the typing that is hard - especially when you are 2 finger typist (like me) at the best of times!!

I got 5 cards today. Thanks Sue for the Pelican. Barn Swallow from Trish, Blue Jay from Joanne, parakeets from Kay, and owl from Roxanne.

Thank you all so much.

I had a wonderful day today because the blue bird of happiness arrived at my house today, just in time as I was feeling sad because my husband has gone for another month to work and I was alone again. Thank you so much Sue, I love my little birdy.

Two this morning - Red Ibis from Jeanne and Barred Owl from Trish. Thank you both very much.

Hi Marisa,
That is such a unique way to fulfill the theme. I can't wait for mine to arrive. They are all so different, how creative of you! Great job.
Regards,
Trish

Received a lovely American Goldfinch from Trish today! Looks fantastic! Thanks Trish!

I received 2 cards today.One from Steve a Redstart which I will have to look up.It's very pretty Steve.Thanks The other is a lovely Swan from Roxy..how do you keep the white,white.Is it just keeping the paper white or is it the little blue. Again very nice .Thanks. The others were a perfect Partridge.from Sandra the other was the Owl with the sticky out horns. Great. Thanks all Sue that Wren is fab I have looked it up and it comes in so many variety of colours and they are so tiny joanna

I've got a bunch of wonderful, amazing, fantastic birds! I am very happy with them!
Thank you, Carol for the Bobwhite Quail(watercolour)!You are a master of watercolours!
Thank you Kay, for the touching watercolour of the Duckling and for the magic bonus, too!
Thank you, trish for the colourful Flamingo's head!
Thank you, Jangra, for the Ruppell's griffon Vulture - brilliant drawing!
Thank you, Steve for the swallow - it is a delicate and talented watercolour!

i am glad they arrived safely ladies..I have picked up a few yesterday, and today i go to the mail again, i shall post them all this pm..I love our trades, and am always tickled to receive the latest and lovely artwork..

Got a really colourful Northern Flicker from Joanna (Zwaagstra) this morning. Thanks a lot. It's interesting to see birds which are common in different parts of the world.

guess what i just seen? of course no camera..i snuck out of the house while the dogs lay sleeping (they hate it when i do that) lol..
anyway, i took a small walk this morning, and there was what appeared to be an injured bird, a woodcock, what a most beautiful bird that is, anyway, it was sitting dead still with its wing out to the side, I thought, oh no, the poor thing is hurt, it let me get right up to it, i mean i was all but bending down, that is how close it let me get, then it scared the life out of me by flying straight up, then taking off, nearly taking off my hat ..SCARED THE HECK OUT OF ME! lol
I guess there must have been babies nearby, or something.. but really what a gorgeous soft gentle looking bird.

oh and you guys know we love motorcycles, well my husband and i were out for a spin a few years back, just cruising along loving life, when out of nowhere, a turkey vulture launched in front of us, that **** bird may as well been a condor, it was huge, and let me tell ya, he was so darn close to us that we could count the rings in his pucker..that would have been bad to hit a bird that size on a motorcycle cruising about 60 mph..i think it would have hurt
we still look back and laugh on that, but it was indeed a close call. when i die people, thats how it will be, during some wierd bizzare freak accident..

Let's hope that's not for a while yet eh?

Just got three cards! From Joanne (zwaagstra) A bird birding! Brilliant!. From Roxanne A Duck! Did I mention? I love Ducks! And from Jeanne, the most beautiful Yellow Crowned Night Heron. I love them all ladies! Thank you muchly!

Thought while I was doing the scan and post thing for the Childhood thread I best get a head start on this one .. I have been invaded by BIRDS !! Alfred Hitchcock must have decided I needed them all at once .. Pretty much has happened that way.. I love the Brood I have thus far .. Outstanding jobs Ya'll .. Oh and thanks Kay and Joanna for the extra treats !! Hugs.. !
P.S. Jeanne.. sorry I mis-spelled your name ..

today i have a flock to share as well.

from steve, the gorgeous king fisher, a really cute owl in the snow card., and a great stamp too. thanks to you for them
from trish a beautiful and delicately drawn ruby throated hummingbird,
Joanna, sent me a cedar wax wing, it has metallic through out the feathers, that the scanner doesnt pick up, it is lovely too thank you joanna
the most adorable little baby owl 'i think i can' from Jeanne, always beautiful cp work my dear
A lovely rooster from sue, looks just like the one that spurred me as a kid, and grand pa reached down and snapped his neck..ACK! I WAS MORTIFIED..that act scarred me more than the spurs for heavens sake, but i reckon he meant well..lol...i love it Sue thank you
and last but not least is the very wonderfully done eagle by roxanne, wonderful work girl..I love it,
I forgot to scan one from my fridge, last but not least is lens, it is really gorgeous and he went an extra mile and framed it..it is quite special.



thanks to all of you they are beautiful

Ack I forgot the pictures as usual

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Today received 2 more birds that I didn,t recognize. From (Jeanne) Frithy living in heat sent a Groven Bird Dance (I hope I have that right) very colourful. Used watercolour and C.P Just great.From Sue a Cassowary it looks like a larger bird She used P.C's.I have never seen such different birds.It's great!! Thanks guys and gals Joanna

Hi fellow traders,
I have received several cards, all of them gorgeous pieces of art. I will take a picture as soon as I get a few minutes to do so. Thanks to all who participated in this trade, I am having a ball and I am so glad I joined this one.
Regards,
Trish

Two this morning:- A cheery looking Ducky from Frithy and a more solemn Thunderbird from Marisa. So different, but both really good. Thanks a lot.

Two this morning! From Frithy, I'm a firecracker!which is very sweet! And from Lenny, a beautifully framed bird! With no indication of what it is? But it is very nice!

Hi all! Sorry this is the first time I've checked in today! Got a little "heat" at work for playing around on the internet instead of - you know - working. So I have to be a good girl and only post from my bumpy little dial-up home computer.

Let's see - I've been getting Santa's bag full of bird cards - first was a charming card from Zwaagstra (Joanne), a lovely wren and his new home. Thank you Joanne! Then a wonderfully drawn - and framed! - card from Lenny! Thanks! Frithy's card arrived today - fun and whimsical and colorful! This is easily the most fun I've had in a while!

I'm gathering them all to post up on my cubicle wall - a little ATC gallery here in NC!

Sandra I don't know how close you are to Raleigh but I got an e-mail from Jerry's Artrama that they were having an ATC get together in the store-FREE and just for fun.

I got one from Gretchen today. A wonderful owl. And another wonderful bird from Marisa. Thank you both so much.

Nice to come home from work and find some freeloading birds in my mailbox.. Shoulda left some seeds for em..
Wonderful surprises in each one ..Extra Card from Steve an Albatros really far away Too funny .. so you..
A informative note along with Marisa's Drawing .. Oh how beautifully done too.. belongs in a Book of illustrations !! just perfect ..
And Lenny's framed bird .. Looks to be a Cardinal.. Our Cardinals have a solid red body with the same crown of head feathers.. I suppose different areas have them in different array's of color.. Thanks for the frame too.. Love it

And the biggest giggle for the day was that Kewl Lookin' Jailbird .. !!! Made my day !
Thanks ya'll..

Trish - Thanks, I've always been fascinated with mythologies.


Jangra - Glad it arrived safely.


Carol - Ravens are such fun birds. Glad you liked yours. I was thinking Edgar Allen Poe as well but it seemed too gloomy

Checking in late Had one of those long appt. because you have to go to the biggest centre in a city.I hate those appt. May I mention to Miss Canada that it is poring here and the mesquitos are crazy. the kids actually scream when they go out side for a minute .Today I was late and wow 3 cards One from Kay a swan nesting.What medium are you using because the colours are so bright. It must be the same as the toy you did for the last trade .A eastern phoebe from Sandra Kelly a very delicate bird. From Trish a Northern Mocking Bird that's great since I live in the north and have never seen one and you live in Florida? and the bird lives there.Yup I got it. Thanks all I'm really enjoying this. I'm so proud of ATC I want to find a nicer binder so it can be a coffee table book.Everyone wants to see my pics and it makes a great conversation opener. I have 8 cards already!!! Joanna Carol a question.See on the Flamingo there are two drips? Is that What happens.The pens are so thin I don't get why it would do that. Another question.Did your stickers stick? Or Kay is that a different sticker? joanna P.S the weather sucks Rain Humidity cold 18 or so.

i am glad you are excited about the trades, joanna, i am too and just love the album very much. yes that card is the hydrus watercolors and I am going to be at some point switching up mediums. here too the weather is STILL dreary and rainy and depressing, we were suppse to get to 80 one day last week but we never made it, only 78, the hottest day so far this year..I sit here now in a big pullover and flannel jammie pants and big puffy socks..it is 60 or so at the moment. but wet..that clammy kind of day..yuck!

Hi there .. I am so not understanding what you are trying to ask me.. 2 drips ? Stickers sticking ? Perhaps take a picture of what it is and point it out to me ?

I got drips. But they come from sweating. LOL 104 or 105 today. Kay you need to come west. We have plenty of heat for you and probably most of your state. Maybe more than one state. Hubby was in Vegas yesterday and last night and it was about 115. I have the cooler on hight, overhead fans on in all rooms, and a small fan at my feet. And it doesn't get much better at night either. The dogs sleep on their backs so their bellies get the fan breeze.

WOW! that is smothering heat.. all or nothing hunh?

my hubby says you cant store moose at those temperatures!! that is his nickname.

this week is suppose to be rainy but next week they are talking a little sunshine, yaay!

Here's the five pretty birdies that arrived yesterday and today in my mailbox.
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A delicate hooded warbler by Ncgirl.
A shiny jay from Joanne
A colorful "yikes" from Frithy
A colorful rainbow lorikeet from Roxy
and an Olga Brolga Dancing Away from Sue (Bigs)
plus a hitchhiker that came on the envelope from Frithy.
Thanks!

I will scan mine all tomorrow - got some more great cards an owl from Jeanne, swallow from Sandra, Macaw from Kay (love those Hydrus colours!), and a fluffybaby bluebird from Trish.

That makes 6 cards that have flown into my letterbox so far.

I got a wonderful card from Marisa yesterday - the Bannu - an Egyptian symbol of renewal. I'm a HUGE fan of ancient Egypt and its art, so this one was a delight to receive.

Not too far - I would say an hour and a half drive maybe? The ATC get together sounds pretty cool though! I need to get on their mailing list too - I've ordered a couple of things from them and like the service. Are you going?

Hallo. ornitologists!
I've found two lovely cards in my mailbox:
Thanks to Joanna for her Kingfisher's love stting on the clothesline next to two socks! It was a lovely surprise!
Thank you, roxanne for your beautiful violet-tailed Sylph!

My house is a buzz with new birds arriving! Here are four of them, I'll be back with the other three later today or tomorrow.





PS. I have 17 done and will have all of mine in the mail box by the dead line tomorrow. I'll be updating my blog if any one wants to see them sooner.

Received the most fantastic mythical bird from Marisa today! A Quetzalcoatl. The penmanship is just brilliant! Thank you Marisa.

I'm talking about my ,now yours, flamingo .The marks from the ink. I sure don't think it looks nice so I'm going to redo it because I can do a better job.If I couldn't then I wouldn't let it bother me.Sorry about that.Joanna