Monday 21 February 2011

Calling all bird lovers!

I need your help today, lovely readers.

I'm working on some sketches for new bird brooch designs, and I'd love to know if you have a favourite kind of bird.

I've already made bullfinches...


... goldfinches....
... bluetits...

... robins...

... greenfinches....
... chaffinches...
... cardinals...
... coaltits...
...and snowy owls...


... but what should I make next?

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68 comments:

Suzanna said...

chickadees!! :)

ThePeachTree said...

Living in the city, I've grown very fond of Starlings :)

Your birds are darling, by the way!

Hollie May said...

cuuuuuuuuuuute! i love chickadees and juncos

Apryl said...

steller blue jays... they are very cheeky... and beautiful.

Kim said...

tufted titmouse! so sweet and soft looking...

phoward1112 said...

Bluebirds (the state bird of Missouri) are very pretty and vibrant. They would make a very cute brooch :)
Here's a link to see what the bird looks like, they are small and oh so cute! :)

http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Lists/state_birds_list.html


Blessings!
Patti

FairlyGirly said...

I love long tail tits, they have such cute faces. Also love barn owls.

the Blue Rabbit House. said...

Penguins. :)

Parrots maybe?

Anonymous said...

These are the most adorable things I have seen! I don't know much about birds at all but I would say King Fisher. They fascinate me!

LPFish said...

there is nothing left!! erm, kingfisher? we have a squirrel in our garden.

Olivia said...

Red-headed woodpeckers or maybe Baltimore Orioles. Love their colors!

HollybirdBeads said...

Budgies!!

Peggy said...

I love Chickadees, however I could easily see a peacock.

Renee Weber said...

those are all fabulous!

how about a hummingbird?

Unknown said...

great precision! i love your felty works!

xxxx

Emma said...

Kingfishers have the most beautiful colours, or perhaps a goldcrest?

Andrea Lauren said...

I think these have already been said - but I love kingfishers and bluejays. There's always the California Quail :)

Cassandra of Pooknflip said...

I agree. Chickadees, I read once, are "the darlings of the bird world". I also really like the tufted titmouse. They are so cute!

Anonymous said...

Doves? Crows? Can't wait to see what you do next!

Anonymous said...

Ooh, pigeons or long tail tits would be lovely :D

Unknown said...

beautiful! i love birds! and i vote for kingfisher, peacock, hoopoe and white stork :)

Fiona said...

A thrush with a lovely speckly chest.

Katie said...

Bluetits and robins are my favourites, but since you already have those, I would say sparrows. Often overlooked, but very cute, I think.

Silvia LGD (Little Green Doll) said...

Beautiful!! all birds are wonderful, maybe penguins or parakeets... :)

suzewearsshoes said...

Pheasants, for they are the most hilarious of birds. Also they are pretty cute-looking :)

Unknown said...

i think a blue jay would match your cardinal wonderfully : )

Pato said...

How about a Masked Gnatcatcher:

http://www.fotosaves.com.ar/Passeriformes/Silviidae/TacuaritaAzul_CS_Junio2004_m2.jpg

Lovely birds!

Amikadeja said...

My favourite birds are tits! They are beautiful...and grateful when they get food in winter...And they sing beautiful...Yep, my favourite. :-)

PetraB said...

I love both the starlings and the blue jays. The starlings because they are such good fun when chatting together and having a good time ... and blue jays are just so beautiful.

!!! Åžekerperisi !!! said...

Excellent colors beautiful !!!

Anonymous said...

wrens or puffins perhaps.

Angela@the crazyness that is me said...

Oh they are so cute! That little Robin is too die for!

Sarah said...

seconding the request for a puffin!

Rie said...

Cockatoos or a rooster.

Unknown said...

Canaries
Lovebirds

Alison said...

kingfishers are beautiful

Unknown said...

Wagtails are very sweet. My 5 year old suggested a peregrine falcon!

Laura said...

I agree with Suzanna: chickadees!

Dandelion Kisses said...

peacock, maybe?

Renae said...

Chickadees (which I see is already popular!) Australian Magpies and Little Corellas :)

Tumus said...

Indigo Bunting: http://thundafunda.com/33/animals-pictures-nature/male-indigo-bunting-pictures.php

Exceptionally brilliant blue, very bold looking.

SongBird said...

Kingfishers!! *grin*

Your bird pins are really cool!

SongBird

PILUINU said...

I love cardinals...So beautiful!

herşeyden azıcık said...

Maby you make peacock with rich colors:)) Hello from Ä°stanbul

Jen said...

I came to say parrots (because you could go nuts with all the colours!), but someone beat me to it! Also agree with peacocks, they would be fabulous...ditto penguins. So fun for next winter!

And how about puffins?

Gorgeous work, as always.

xo

A Time for Stitching said...

If the most-mentioned bird eventually gets made, I'm going to say Kingfishers again in the hope that you pick these!
Teresa

Lilyshaw said...

All really lovely, especially the robin and geenfinch....we see a lot of magpies and rooks here, not the cutest of birds though, how about swallows and swifts?

Mruna Mistry said...

Peacocks, green bee eaters, cuckoos and maybe even a bird of paradise!

Frizzle Circle said...

what about the wee wren?

Amy said...

Red winged blackbird!

Rachel @ Snail-Bait Killer Embroidery said...

flamingos!

Sarah said...

What about a superb fairy wren?
http://www.wildspot.com.au/pages/Birds/Superb%20fairy%20m%20.html

Cate said...

If you wanted to 'branch out' (yes, I kill me!) you could do some aussie parrots like major mitchell or sulphur-crested cockatoos or eclectus parrots or rosellas??
xxxCate

Sarah said...

ils sont tous beaux,, peut être les mésanges,les rouge-gorges...

Anonymous said...

Peacock
chickadee

Arménia Baptista said...

They are all so beautiful!!!!
...Robins are my favourities
:)

Clare said...

I love wrens, great shape, but not that colourful. We have a beautiful kingfisher on our river - now that's colourful. x

rachel said...

I don't know if any one else suggested a gouldian finch, but here's what they look like
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2498/3881837234_78c48302a8.jpg

flowerpress said...

I second the blue wrens, I have the cutest little family that lives in my backyard. They are so sweet and brave and beautiful!

Natalie said...

They're lovely! I've been lucky enough to see both a Green Woodpecker & a Great Spotted Woodpecker in my south London garden recently. They're both beautiful - I especially love their long bills.

dropstitch said...

I do love wagtails, though I'm not sure how recognisable they'd be if you couldn't see their tails wagging. Do you do pigeons, I wonder...?

Maria said...

A Kingfisher would rock too!!

Ephemera Studio said...

We love your birds. Our current favourites are a small bird called the Ashy Prinia (Ashy wren warbler) and the White Breasted kingfisher.
-Namitha and Anant, Delhi, India.

Hannah said...

Classic blackbirds would be fab! Or how about Song Thrush's? I love their speckly chests!

SUSSEXMOUSE said...

We have Herons visiting our garden pond and there are lots of Little Egrets here in Sussex. My favourite bird in our garden is the Bluetit. All of your birds are utterly brilliant. Marion x

Unknown said...

Bluejays!

Ava said...

Nuthatch! (And seconding votes for barn owl and wren)

Deni said...

they are gorgeous!