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WillemSvdMerwe — Rosy-Faced Lovebirds
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Published: 2017-07-10 08:53:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 2524; Favourites: 216; Downloads: 27
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A loving couple of lovebirds! The rosy-faced lovebird, Agapornis roseicollis, is the parent species of most lovebirds in the pet trade. Few people realize that these tiny parrots are native to southern Africa! What's more, they're birds of desert and semi-desert, rather than inhabiting lush savannahs or rainforests. They have an interesting habit of tucking nest materials into their dense rump feathers, to carry them back to their nests. They sometimes take over spare nesting chambers in the huge communal nests of sociable weavers. Acrylic.Related content
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I think that, no matter the species, parrots are just so cute. And the smaller ones are among the cutest!
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I think so too! Tanks for the comment!
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I'm happy you find them so, thanks!
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Thanks very much!
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So lovebirds are the African equivalent of budgerigars. Since they are also similar in care and difficulty, it makes sense.
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Yep! Thanks for comment!
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Thanks, glad you think so!
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Beautiful little birds, fantastic painting
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Thank you very much!
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Awww, that's so sweet and pretty! Beautifully done. And I've heard pairs singing to each other, it's loud but very pretty.
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Thanks for comment!
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Thanks very much!
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Gorgeously burnished. Three cheers for traditional art!!! S
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"tucking nest materials into their dense rump feathers"
I can vouch for that.
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Glad that you can, thanks for comment!
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I see a huge ammount of work here........well done.
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Great job on the plumage, how do you get the strokes so soft yet visible enough to show the feathers?
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Thanks! Well I do many overlapping layers actually so there's a lot of softening of the lines.
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They look so fuzzy! But knowing what their feathers are really like, I have to say you got them exactly right. And yes, it is quite weird feeling knowing that these, in our area purely pet birds, are living as free species somewhere! But that may be because individual birds I've interacted so far were mostly barely mentally capable of finding a food bowl if it was put in a different place- I find it unimaginable that such birds could survive in the outside world. 
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Thanks for the lengthy comment! I do sometimes wonder but the escapees over here in Polokwane have managed to hang on in the wild for years now so there must be still some instincts buried in there.
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Thanks very much!
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