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French School Eighteenth century, follower of Christophe Huet
Brissonneau, Old Masters and 19th Century Paintings, Paris, Nov 4th
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BIG UPDATE!
I’ve finally finished my biological patches set! After many months of designing, editing, and trial and error, I’m proud to post up photos of the final products!
They are embroidered with bright, beautiful colors that will endure many washes and adventures to come. They’re only $8 in my store:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Monsternium
Here are the first five patches in my biological patch set. Once all ten are made, the rainbow of studies will be complete! Each one is illustrated, digitized, and embroidered by me. Stay tuned for more! Next up is herpetology ;)
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Roseate Spoonbill
Famille de Spatules - Lac de Maine - Angers (France)
Happy Feathursday!
Eurasian spoonbill(Platalea leucorodia).
SciArt by Elizabeth Gould and John Gould for The Birds of Europe, Vol. 4 (1837). View more in the Biodiversity Heritage Library with thanks to the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives for digitizing.
[ID: A photo of a roseate spoonbill, a pink and white aquatic bird. Its wings are lifted up and its head is down, revealing the soft, fluffy pink feathers below its wings. It has long legs and a long bill with a spoon-like round tip. End ID.]
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Spoonbill. From The birds of Europe v.04 by John Gould, 1837. Plates drawn from life and on stone by John and Elizabeth Gould and Edward Lear.
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Roseate spoonbills aren’t flamingos. Any questions?
Why are they pink?
Great question! The pink coloration of the rosy spoonbill feathers is caused by an abundance of carotenoids present in the food the birds eat. As the spoonbill ages, the carotenoids accumulate from all of the aquatic animals it has eaten and the pink coloration becomes darker.
The attractive feathers used to attract a breeding mate also attracted plume hunters and poachers in the 1800s that used the feathers to make fashion pieces such as ladies’ hats. By the 1930s, poaching and low reproductive success rates led spoonbill population numbers to drop to an estimated 30 breeding pairs. Conservation efforts by the federal government, as well as private citizens and organizations helped save the species and the population of roseate spoonbills has bounced back.
Photo at Everglades National Park by Bob Branham, NPS. Photo description: A large pink and white colored bird spreads its wings as it takes flight from a grassy marsh.
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