Quintet - Long-tailed Finches is a painting by Frances McMahon Watercolour Bird Artist which was uploaded on September 13th, 2023.
Quintet - Long-tailed Finches
There's something about the colouring of these lovely finches that reminds me of the colours of the Australian landscape. The smoky blue of distant... more
Title
Quintet - Long-tailed Finches
Artist
Frances McMahon Watercolour Bird Artist
Medium
Painting - Watermedia On 2000gsm Museum Board
Description
There's something about the colouring of these lovely finches that reminds me of the colours of the Australian landscape. The smoky blue of distant mountains, the fawn-pink of the earth and the bright red and black of our sudden and terrifying bushfires.
The collective noun for finches is a charm. Indeed, I find finches some of the most charming of all birds. Australia is home to 19 endemic species of finches, but they are separate from the Ploceidae, or true finches.
Long-tailed Finches inhabit open woodland across northern Australia. There are two races of this species. I have depicted race "hecki" with the orange-red bill. (Race 'acuticauda" has a yellow bill)
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September 13th, 2023
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