True Grit (acrylic on canvas)
There´s a huge vine climbing beside my kitchen window where the bluebirds build their nests every spring. Unfortunately we´ve got a nasty little gang of young magpies as well here (don´t get me wrong, they are beautiful but you´ll soon see why I don´t like this particular group).
These youngster know very well where my bluetits hide their nests and every spring they try to rob them a couple or so of their precious eggs.
This time though the magpies were in for a surprise!
Last weekend I observed one of the little bluetits I´m feeding regularly on my windowsill showing true grit. He (or she – it´s hard to tell) kept fighting them off by constantly attacking them himself/herself with his/her little beak! It felt like watching David vs Goliath.
It took a while but in the end he/she won this fight and the magpies flew away!
It was frightening and simultanously glorious to watch this scene, and afterwards I couldn´t help it: I had to paint a likeness of my little hero!
Hope you like him/her! 🙂
I love this. Lots of spunk in that little bird…whether it be a lady or gent 😀
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Thank you so much for your lovely comment!! 😀
Have a great day and please cuddle Miss Maple and the others for me 😉
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Will do! She is currently practicing an intricate side jumping and kick combo. Ahh, to frolic on a farm like a goat all day. 😀
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That sounds very sophisticated! 😉 Maybe she plans on joining the “Cirquè du soleil” later on… 🙂
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Wow, another great talent of you I discover here.
“Even the smallest person (here: bird;) can change the course of the future.” Love this saying!
Have a lovely evening, dear Sarah.
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Thank you so much, Patty!! 🙂
I love Tolkien for his wonderful writing – and that he wrote this makes me especially happy ´cause I´m rather small myself 😉
Have a wonderful evening, too my friend! xoxo
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A beautiful rendering, Sara. You have amazing talent in bringing your subjects to life, whether through clay, painting, drawing.
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Thank you so much for saying that, Cathy!!! 😀
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You’re welcome! 😀
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That little bird looks tough in your painting. The colours really pop
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Thank you very much, Alan! 🙂 Have a great sunday!
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What a wonder that something so small can have so much punch! Good for the ferocious, little parent 🙂 Gorgeous painting, as well.
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Thank you very much for your lovely comment!! 🙂
This bird reminds me daily on Tolkien´s wonderful saying: “Even the smallest person (here: bird;) can change the course of the future.”
Have a great weekend! xoxo
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How courageous is that little bird! And a befitting painting to show it to us. Loved it!!
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Thank you so much, Syeda!! 🙂
It truly is a magnificent bird – I admire it greatly everyday! 😀
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It is a beauty! Lucky you!! 😊
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It’s the size of the fight in the animal! Nice anecdote.
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Thank you so much, Lion!! 😀
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Very nice painting Sarah! 🙂
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Thank you so much, Terry! 🙂 Have a great weekend!
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Thank you – and to you also! 🙂
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That’s one brave bird. Kudos to the bird and to you for getting its likeness
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Thank you so much!! 🙂 He/She really is a tough one for sure!
Have a great weekend!
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Thank you , you too .
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So beautiful, Sarah! Cheered me up 🙂
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Thank you so much, Inese!! So happy it cheered you up 🙂 This one is quite the fighter – love him/her for it!
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Isn’t it amazing that a tiny bird can survive outdoors without feeding, all on his own.
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It is. And I´m always amazed how they can stand being in the cold when it´s really freezing! They just puff up and keep going! 🙂
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Yes, but I am always sorry for their tiny bony legs…
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Me too:) But I imagine, or hope more likely, it´s like with penguins´feet – merely above zero degrees. Brrr!
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Very good story and the paint of the actor (or actress)!
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Thank you very much!!! 😀
I hope he/she thinks so, too 😉
Have a beautiful weekend! xoxo
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Please do the same 🙂
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Beautiful painting!! Yeah for little birds everywhere!!
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Thank you sooo much, Sabina!! 🙂
I couldn´t agree more: YEAH!! Go and rock ´em!! 😉
Have a great weekend! xoxo
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What an uplifting post. Glad your little friend won the battle, because he/she is beautiful!!!
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Thank you so much, Gulara! 🙂 I hope he/she keeps on fighting and winning! Have a lovely weekend! Sarah 😀
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