'Little Emu Chick awakening'

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Cute and lovely!

That is delightful, Angela, and no doubt another lovely addition to your granddaughter's pictorial book!

Many thanks Heather and David,,the little chick is the size of a half size hen, so cute!

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16/10/2023
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Started a series of pencil drawings for a pictorial book to gift to our youngest grandaughter. These chicks are likened to hens with striped down feathers, then their growth rate is rapid and they feed on insects and snails. Predators of Dingos and Wedgetail Eagles are likely to invade unless they are hidden in a crevice where their parents can protect. The Male Emu guards the eggs and this Chick happened to survive, despite the ravening Wedgetail Eagles swoop!

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Angela Harrison

Throughout life I have always enjoyed drawing and painting, and nowadays paint for Health and Wellbeing through Visual Art expression. I like painting animals, people, buildings, trees, and scenic places, sometimes I choose to paint Abstract and enjoy the freedom it gives in ways of experimenting…

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