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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:

  1. Suzanna21 February 2011 at 16:17

    chickadees!! :)

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  2. ThePeachTree21 February 2011 at 16:19

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

    Your birds are darling, by the way!

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  3. Hollie May21 February 2011 at 16:21

    cuuuuuuuuuuute! i love chickadees and juncos

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  4. Apryl21 February 2011 at 16:22

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

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  5. Kim21 February 2011 at 16:28

    tufted titmouse! so sweet and soft looking...

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  6. phoward111221 February 2011 at 16:32

    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

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  7. FairlyGirly21 February 2011 at 16:43

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

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  8. the Blue Rabbit House.21 February 2011 at 16:47

    Penguins. :)

    Parrots maybe?

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  9. Anonymous21 February 2011 at 17:01

    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!

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  10. LPFish21 February 2011 at 17:12

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

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  11. Olivia21 February 2011 at 17:13

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

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  12. HollybirdBeads21 February 2011 at 17:17

    Budgies!!

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  13. Peggy21 February 2011 at 17:29

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

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  14. Renee Weber21 February 2011 at 17:39

    those are all fabulous!

    how about a hummingbird?

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  15. Unknown21 February 2011 at 17:45

    great precision! i love your felty works!

    xxxx

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  16. Emma21 February 2011 at 17:45

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

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  17. Andrea Lauren21 February 2011 at 18:02

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

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  18. Cassandra of Pooknflip21 February 2011 at 18:03

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

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  19. Anonymous21 February 2011 at 18:13

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

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  20. Anonymous21 February 2011 at 18:20

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

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  21. Unknown21 February 2011 at 18:28

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

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  22. Fiona21 February 2011 at 18:34

    A thrush with a lovely speckly chest.

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  23. Katie21 February 2011 at 18:37

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

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  24. Silvia LGD (Little Green Doll)21 February 2011 at 18:44

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

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  25. suzewearsshoes21 February 2011 at 19:25

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

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  26. Unknown21 February 2011 at 19:27

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

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  27. Pato21 February 2011 at 19:32

    How about a Masked Gnatcatcher:

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

    Lovely birds!

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  28. Amikadeja21 February 2011 at 19:59

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

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  29. PetraB21 February 2011 at 20:24

    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.

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  30. !!! Şekerperisi !!!21 February 2011 at 20:57

    Excellent colors beautiful !!!

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  31. Anonymous21 February 2011 at 21:04

    wrens or puffins perhaps.

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  32. Angela@the crazyness that is me21 February 2011 at 21:22

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

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  33. Sarah21 February 2011 at 22:25

    seconding the request for a puffin!

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  34. Rie21 February 2011 at 22:42

    Cockatoos or a rooster.

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  35. Unknown21 February 2011 at 23:43

    Canaries
    Lovebirds

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  36. Alison21 February 2011 at 23:53

    kingfishers are beautiful

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  37. Unknown21 February 2011 at 23:56

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

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  38. Laura22 February 2011 at 00:24

    I agree with Suzanna: chickadees!

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  39. Dandelion Kisses22 February 2011 at 02:06

    peacock, maybe?

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  40. Renae22 February 2011 at 02:37

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

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  41. Tumus22 February 2011 at 04:06

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

    Exceptionally brilliant blue, very bold looking.

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  42. SongBird22 February 2011 at 06:33

    Kingfishers!! *grin*

    Your bird pins are really cool!

    SongBird

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  43. PILUINU22 February 2011 at 07:21

    I love cardinals...So beautiful!

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  44. herşeyden azıcık22 February 2011 at 07:57

    Maby you make peacock with rich colors:)) Hello from İstanbul

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  45. Jen22 February 2011 at 10:24

    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

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  46. A Time for Stitching22 February 2011 at 10:30

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

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  47. Lilyshaw22 February 2011 at 11:13

    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?

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  48. Mruna Mistry22 February 2011 at 12:08

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

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  49. Frizzle Circle22 February 2011 at 21:15

    what about the wee wren?

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  50. Amy22 February 2011 at 22:17

    Red winged blackbird!

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  51. Rachel @ Snail-Bait Killer Embroidery23 February 2011 at 00:27

    flamingos!

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  52. Sarah23 February 2011 at 10:15

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

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  53. Cate23 February 2011 at 10:37

    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

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  54. Sarah23 February 2011 at 11:28

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

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  55. Anonymous23 February 2011 at 14:01

    Peacock
    chickadee

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  56. Arménia Baptista23 February 2011 at 16:17

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

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  57. Clare23 February 2011 at 17:45

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

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  58. rachel23 February 2011 at 22:31

    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

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  59. flowerpress24 February 2011 at 22:05

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

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  60. Natalie25 February 2011 at 10:11

    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.

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  61. dropstitch25 February 2011 at 20:33

    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...?

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  62. Maria26 February 2011 at 11:52

    A Kingfisher would rock too!!

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  63. Ephemera Studio3 March 2011 at 07:02

    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.

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  64. Hannah6 March 2011 at 20:03

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

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  65. SUSSEXMOUSE16 March 2012 at 19:19

    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

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  66. Unknown15 November 2013 at 04:33

    Bluejays!

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  67. Ava29 December 2013 at 13:34

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

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  68. Deni24 May 2014 at 05:33

    they are gorgeous!

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