Tri coloured heron by Pratim Das

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Another excellently painted bird!

I like this very much Pratim - it has a looseness about it. We have herons on the river in front of our house and I have painted quite a few. Hope your on-line magazine is going well.

Thanks Paul Hopkinson ...<br />Thanks Marjorie Firth ... Yes... All new 3rd issue published ...Please visit and ask your friends to visit also ...

FOREIGN BIRDS ON MY CANVAS #18/514 ....TRI COLOURED HERON ...[FROM A PHOTOGRAPH OF NANCY MCLLROY MAAM WATERCOLOUR ... A4... 2015 ...... The tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor), formerly known in North America as the Louisiana heron, is a small heron. It is a resident breeder from the Gulf states of the USA and northern Mexico south through Central America and the Caribbean to central Brazil and Peru. There is some post-breeding dispersal to well north of the nesting range. Tricolored heron's breeding habitat is sub-tropical swamps. It nests in colonies, often with other herons, usually on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs. In each clutch, 3–7 eggs are typically laid. This species measures from 56 to 76 cm (22 to 30 in) long and has a wingspan of 96 cm (38 in). The slightly larger male heron weighs 415 g (14.6 oz) on average, while the female averages 334 g (11.8 oz). It is a medium-large, long-legged, long-necked heron with a long pointed yellowish or greyish bill with a black