Built With Love2
by Darren Fisher
Title
Built With Love2
Artist
Darren Fisher
Medium
Photograph - Photography/ Digital Art
Description
A beautiful still life image of a nest and two baby bird eggs among some pink Dogwood blooms and a beautiful little blue bird watching over them. I have used textures and effects to give the photo the look of a painting. I hope my love for Spring comes through in this piece. Eastern bluebirds are very social birds. At times, they gather in flocks of a hundred or more. However, they are territorial during the breeding season and may continue to defend a feeding area throughout the winter. Mating occurs in the spring and summer. A mature female typically raises two broods each season. Nests are constructed in trees within abandoned woodpecker holes or other cavities that provide adequate protection (usually several feet above ground). Construction of the nest is done primarily by the female and takes around 10 days to complete. These nests are small, cup-like structures lined with grass, feathers, stems, and hairs. Each female lays three to seven light-blue or, rarely, white eggs. The female incubates the eggs, which hatch after 13 to 16 days. The young cannot care for themselves upon hatching. The female broods the chicks for up to seven days after hatching. Fledglings then leave the nest 15 to 20 days after hatching.
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February 16th, 2015
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Comments (23)
Bruce Nutting
Very nice digital rendering. It speaks to me. ps. What happened to the bird's beak? :-)
Sandi OReilly
Fantastic image, Darren, congrats on Special Featured Artist in Visions of Spring! F/L
Kim Hojnacki
Gorgeous. Congratulations on being selected Special Artist of the Week in the group Visions of Spring!
Donna Kennedy
Such a sweet image Darren! Congratulations on being selected Special Artist of the Week in the group Visions of Spring!...L/F
Photographic Art and Design by Dora Sofia Caputo
Congrats, Darren! Your amazing work is being featured in the Special Featured Artists of the Week Section of the Visions of Spring Homepage! F/L.,