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Sulphur-crested Cockatoos

Parrot Blogger: Ria Winters | Mar 28, 2010

This blog is about two species of white cockatoos: the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) and the Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea).

Both have the same colours so I was able to make the paintings with the same pallet, but the character and appearance of the birds are...

More Echo Parakeets

Parrot Blogger: Ria Winters | Oct 03, 2009

I'm still working on a series of Mauritius paintings and just finished this one of the Echo Parakeets. The problem with painting Echos is that they are all green and their natural surroundings are green as well. So it took me a while to think of a good way to portray them; it resulted in a mix of...

Beautiful Echos

Parrot Blogger: Ria Winters | Jul 31, 2009

Last May I make a field study to Mauritius. The goal of this expedition was to create a portrait of Mauritius and its wildlife, focusing on the geography of the island and the endemic species, with a primary focus on the Echo Parakeet.

The project was sponsored by the Artists for Conservation...

Here, There, and Everywhere

Parrot Blogger: Charlie Moores | Apr 14, 2009

In mid-January, as part of the ‘Parrot Month’ theme on 10,000 Birds, my colleague Corey reviewed ‘Of Parrots and People: The Sometimes Funny, Always Fascinating, and Often Catastrophic Collision of Two Intelligent Species’ by Mira Tweti, a book - and a name - that none of the three of us at 10,000...