I’m on a roll with the divine vintage illustrations stored at The Biodiversity Heritage Library on Flickr, as per my Pheasant post. This cuckoo, to which I’ve added the same background textures, also comes from the ornithological publication of 1849 mentioned in that post.
‘They frequent tropical lowland evergreen forest and tropical deciduous forest according to the species. They are usually found in wooded and forested areas such as gallery forest, secondary forest, open or scrubby woodland, shrubby pastures or with scattered trees.
They may be found in humid areas, mangroves, swamps, humid woodland edges, forest with seasonal flooding, low thickets and dense shrub near water.’ [oiseaux-birds.com]
The Attic warbler pours her throat
Responsive to the cuckoo’s note.
Thomas Gray—Ode on the Spring.
“In Italy, for 30 years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love, they had 500 years of democracy and peace – and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.”
I’ll let you know as soon as The Cuckoo’s Note is for sale.
Take care and keep laughing!
Good morning Sarah….I LOVE this image….just beautiful. Keep smiling:)x
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Thanks so much, Janet. I’m probably going to do many more of these illustrations from that library!
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Good – I look forward to seeing them:)x
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Beautiful 💞
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Thank you, Souldergirl!
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You’re so welcome!
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They are beautiful illustrations aren’t they Sarah, your textures match him perfectly.
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Bless you, Jane.
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Lovely!
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Thank you!
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Beautiful, Sarah! Love the Harry Lime quote!
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Bless you, Juli. I couldn’t resist the Lime quote!
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Hi Sarah, love this too! I like the way you kept the background simple and let the Cuckoo take center stage.
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Thanks, Mary. You’re a darling!
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Have a beautiful weekend Sarah!
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You too, Mary!
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Great image. That library is a treasure trove. And I’ve always loved that ‘The Third Man’ quote.
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Certainly is!
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of course with same backgrounds… makes for a lovely set of prints hung together!
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Same background is my plan! Thanks, Marilyn.
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Very nice! 🙂
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Much thanks!
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