Painted my friend’s male cockatiel.
Meanwhile, in the puffin burrow...
Scritch dispute
I find their eyes particularly pleasant. They are so brown, compared to the brown eyes of other birds I've seen.
This one is a fine gentlemen if I do say so myself. Prim and proper. Fresh for the breeding season.
Dunnock (Prunella modularis), Ireland
Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus), family Troglodytidae, order Passeriformes, Guadalupe River State Park, TX, USA
photograph by James Fallon
Pink-spotted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus perlatus), family Columbidae, order Columbiformes, found in New Guinea
photos: Irawan Subingar, Ekhardt Lietzow, Dubi Shapiro