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This is another antique Natural History print, circa 1830’s, of some gorgeous birds! I’m not familiar with this bird at all, according to the caption, this is a Rose Colored Pastor, and it is such a lovely shade of pink! Such a wonderful piece of early ephemera. If you would like to see other birds from this collection, as well as some eggs too, click HERE.
Cynnie says
August 16, 2010 at 12:19 amlovely bird…thanks!!
Cynthia Schelzig
charles says
August 16, 2010 at 12:54 amhi karen this is so sweet and i love your use of textures xoxo
Holly Hall says
August 16, 2010 at 1:18 amBeautiful! Thank you so much for sharing these images with us!
Marie Lost Bird Studio says
August 16, 2010 at 11:06 amGorgeeous birds! Thank you Karen.
Have a wonderful day.
Hugs,
Marie
Anonymous says
August 16, 2010 at 4:51 pmLove these beautiful birds, thank you very much!
Salamanda's Scrappy Adventures says
August 16, 2010 at 5:07 pmAbsolutely stunning. Thank you
Corliss says
August 16, 2010 at 9:04 pmI loved this image so much I had to learn more about it. This is what I found:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosy_Starling
Thank you for the image and my new-bird knowledge!
Karen- The Graphics Fairy says
August 17, 2010 at 12:54 pmCorliss,
Thanks for the info!
Anonymous says
October 11, 2010 at 1:22 amit’s a Lilac-breasted Roller. They are native to East Africa (you see them all the time on safari in kenya.) They eat insects and have a great cheerful attitude. The color is really a startling turquoise with black, lilac and green. One of the most lovely birds in Africa, which is saying a lot! thanks for this great image!
Veronica says
September 26, 2011 at 7:16 amLove these birds!
FYI- These are not Lilac Breasted Rollers. (I live in South Africa and have thus seen many Lilac Breasted rollers. These are Rosy Starlings, as Corliss said.