tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425056644549146833.post5921635827016269730..comments2024-01-30T08:23:58.005-06:00Comments on accidental mysteries: The Modernist BirdJohn Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903846411349204692noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425056644549146833.post-3875501267991935932012-04-06T00:27:32.085-05:002012-04-06T00:27:32.085-05:00Could be an American decoy, to make a native try t...Could be an American decoy, to make a native try to defend his turf.xoxoxoBrucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04512934465987061068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425056644549146833.post-55337080593481023772012-04-03T19:32:07.731-05:002012-04-03T19:32:07.731-05:00It's a grand bird, love the folky quality.It's a grand bird, love the folky quality.jacklynn4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07183194294955824910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425056644549146833.post-17564595147884729502009-11-02T08:14:48.784-06:002009-11-02T08:14:48.784-06:00This is fantastic, I just had to *Twitter* it. Sor...This is fantastic, I just had to *Twitter* it. Sorry for the pun. Great find!Angela Riechershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202624108097796068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425056644549146833.post-22904727185773273292009-11-02T07:12:45.389-06:002009-11-02T07:12:45.389-06:00Thanks harry, I appreciate your insight. I looked ...Thanks harry, I appreciate your insight. I looked it up and you are right. Especially that it could be European. I will amend my post a bit.John Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903846411349204692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425056644549146833.post-492072545512319362009-11-02T02:52:30.050-06:002009-11-02T02:52:30.050-06:00And incidentally, you say 'not in a style that...And incidentally, you say 'not in a style that attempts to hit the exact detail of the actual bird', but actually the plumage is very accurate (if roughly painted), which is why I can be confident it's a GSW rather than any of that bird's similar-looking relatives. I don't know if that changes the way you feel about the piece...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425056644549146833.post-46644201527581992662009-11-02T02:47:27.908-06:002009-11-02T02:47:27.908-06:00It's a great spotted woodpecker.
which sugges...It's a <a href="http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/g/greatspottedwoodpecker/index.aspx" rel="nofollow">great spotted woodpecker</a>.<br /><br />which suggests it may be a European object rather than an American one. Though it could have been an American artist working from a picture, or whatever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com