MANDARIN DUCKS & PARROTS, CHINESE EXPORT PAINTINGS EXHIBIT, VARLEY ART GALLERY, UNIONVILLE, ON

   Yesterday we went to the Varley Art Gallery in Unionville and saw an exhibit of 19th century chinese export paintings.  Since this is a birding blog we thought the paitings of various birds would be interesting.  This post and some following posts have photos of these bird paintings.

   In this first post we have included information on the history and description of chinese export paintings.

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ROSE GARDEN, ROSETTA McCLAIN GARDENS, SCARBOROUGH, ON

FEMALE RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, ROSETTA McCLAIN GARDENS, SCARBOROUGH, ON

MALE NORTHERN CARDINAL, ROSETTA McCLAIN GARDENS, SCARBOROUGH, ON

SQUIRREL EATING A NUT, ROSETTA McCLAIN GARDENS, SCARBOROUGH, ON

BALTIMORE ORIOLE PEEKING OUT OF ITS NEST, ROSETTA McCLAIN GARDENS, SCARBOROUGH, ON

   The Baltimore Oriole nest is hidden in the leaves, but we could see the orioles flying into and out of the nest.  This adult male Baltimore Oriole just peeked out for a minute and then wnt back inside.

   The Baltimore Oriole nest is built by the female.  It is a nightly woven pouch located on the end of a branch thats hanging down.

A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER WAS HERE, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, TORONTO, ON

   The small holes in lined up rows on this tree trunk are characteristic of the pecking of a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.  The sapsucker feeds on the sap and the insects attracted to the sap.  The sapsucker is probably no longer around, having migrated through the area some time ago.