10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

As The Mincing Mockingbird, Adrian has a distinctive, instantly recognizable idiom: birds (or occasionally eggs) portrayed singly or in small groups, often off-center and partially out of the frame, against stark monochromatic backgrounds. This is an art book, and the paintings deserve a bit more analysis here.

Lovebirds 104

Lovebirds 2014 Eggs Wildlife 104

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2012

African Harrier-Hawks, snakes and other predators frequently raid weaver colonies to rob the nests of eggs and chicks. It’s often considered wasteful that so many nests are abandoned and left to degenerate, but my theory of one of the reasons for this behavior is related to predation.

Tanzania 219

Tanzania Buffalo Kenya Namibia 219

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Eastern Egg Rock. Eastern Egg Rock. Eastern Egg Rock. Rosy-faced Lovebird – Agapornis roseicollis. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Gulf of Nicoya (Puntarenas/Paquera ferry). 28 Jun 2017. Common Murre – Uria aalge. Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area–Lighthouse. 28 May 2017. 27 May 2017. 27 May 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Black-winged Lovebird – Agapornis taranta. Big Egg Marsh. Rainbow Lorikeet – Trichoglossus haematodus. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2016. Vernal Hanging-Parrot – Loriculus vernalis. 20 Feb 2016. Bale Mountains NP–Bale Mountain Lodge. 14 Sep 2016. Meyer’s Parrot – Poicephalus meyeri. 02 Sep 2016.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 154