Tag Archives: owl

The Owl and the birds; and other Zimbabwean bird stories

Posted on February 12, 2023 by wineandwilddogs

Birds Flight Wings and Feathers- I have submitted an assemblage draped canvas artwork to the national gallery of Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe Visual Arts Awards annual show, titled “A Kite with a Broken String has all the Sky” With a play … Continue reading →

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The African BirdFair; A Feast of Birds and Art…

Posted on September 20, 2020 by wineandwilddogs

Covid and lockdown does not stop birding! Birds still fly, wings still beat…. I still sketch and paint, and birders take flight onto the internet airwaves, going virtual! Rooting around cyberspace clues, digging into virtual exhibitions and online zoom chats … Continue reading →

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Lin Barrie Catalogue, Bird Art

Posted on August 13, 2020 by wineandwilddogs

Lin Barrie Catalogue, Bird Art   Brown necked parrots, oil on canvas, framed/glassed, 61 x70 cm  Brown necked parrots, (Cape or Grey headed Parrots), pencil on paper, A2 Carmine season, acrylic on stretched canvas, 90 x 90 cm Corvus sketch, … Continue reading →

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Hyenas and Owl at Sunrise, Baobab pulp for breakfast;Tiepolo sky, Moths and Mango at Sunset……

Posted on January 30, 2015 by wineandwilddogs

Sunrise brings a watery radiance, the promise of rain, as two hyenas chat to each other in subdued voices across the Save River and as I relax with coffee, in the chair on my veranda at Chilo, a young owl flies off … Continue reading →

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African Wood Owls fascinate; Gecko for supper….

Posted on January 24, 2015 by wineandwilddogs

  African Wood Owl – Strix woodfordii As dusk falls, we sit quietly on the breakfast deck at Chilo Gorge…listening to the night sounds, enjoying the cool after a long, hot, rain-threatening day… A bush baby tiptoes out of the … Continue reading →

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