Trials of themed prints from charcoal drawings screenprinted over Erte.
dheborah
Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia Guttata) are found wild in the central regions of Australia. They eat small seeds and one of their favoured foods is millet. They are used to large, busy flocks and fly large distances. As pets, in small cages they will be found hopping from perch to perch, almost pacing: Boredom and monotony. As for all birds, keep the small bird cages for transporting them only.
Their colouring is varied and sometimes quite vivid. The male Zebra Finch has a deep red beak and bold coloured orange circles (side-burns). The females have an orange beak and may have side-burns but they will be softer or just a tiny stripe on either side of their beak. Two males can live together reasonably well but one may dominate a little and peck at the other occasionally. Both boredom and mites can cause the birds to pull out their own feathers. A white towel or sheet will attract the mites but must be washed daily.
If you ever wish to see a piece of architechtural genius, almost like an art instillation itself, allow the birds to make their own nest. They don't necessarily need to be mates. Breeders are inclined to use boxes or a ready made wicker nest. Birds have nest-making in their genetic make-up: they are better at making an amazing nest than humans, just believe me.
Try placing a large handful of shredded paper on the bottom of the cage in the evening as they are settling in. They will study it for hours. I did this a few days ago. By the second evening, one of the finches had cautiously started assembling pieces up in the highest corner of the cage, across two perches.By that evening the two birds had made a mountain of paper up one side of the cage.
The following afternoon, two fabulous birds were attempting different flying manouvres and they constructed a beautiful masterpiece of a nest with a curtain of paper threads to also sit beneath. On a final note, I do believe that all birds should be left in the wild. No bird could possibly love a cage.
Their colouring is varied and sometimes quite vivid. The male Zebra Finch has a deep red beak and bold coloured orange circles (side-burns). The females have an orange beak and may have side-burns but they will be softer or just a tiny stripe on either side of their beak. Two males can live together reasonably well but one may dominate a little and peck at the other occasionally. Both boredom and mites can cause the birds to pull out their own feathers. A white towel or sheet will attract the mites but must be washed daily.
If you ever wish to see a piece of architechtural genius, almost like an art instillation itself, allow the birds to make their own nest. They don't necessarily need to be mates. Breeders are inclined to use boxes or a ready made wicker nest. Birds have nest-making in their genetic make-up: they are better at making an amazing nest than humans, just believe me.
Try placing a large handful of shredded paper on the bottom of the cage in the evening as they are settling in. They will study it for hours. I did this a few days ago. By the second evening, one of the finches had cautiously started assembling pieces up in the highest corner of the cage, across two perches.By that evening the two birds had made a mountain of paper up one side of the cage.
The following afternoon, two fabulous birds were attempting different flying manouvres and they constructed a beautiful masterpiece of a nest with a curtain of paper threads to also sit beneath. On a final note, I do believe that all birds should be left in the wild. No bird could possibly love a cage.
