Grey Go-Away-Bird
by Eva Lechner
Title
Grey Go-Away-Bird
Artist
Eva Lechner
Medium
Mixed Media - Mixed Media/photograph/digital Work
Description
The grey go-away-bird (Corythaixoides concolor), also known as grey lourie, grey loerie, or kwêvoël, is a bold and common bird of the southern Afrotropics. They are present in arid to moist, open woodlands and thorn savanna, especially near surface water. They regularly form groups and parties that forage in tree tops, or dust bathe on the ground. Especially when disturbed, they make their presence known by their characteristically loud and nasal "kweh" or "go-way" calls, with the last syllable typically a descending drawl. Within range, their unique combination of appearance and habits precludes confusion with other bird species.
Though their flight is rather slow and laboured,they can cover long distances. Once in the open tree tops however, they can display the agility which is associated with the Musophagidae, as they run along tree limbs and jump from branch to branch.They can form groups and parties numbering even 20 to 30 that move about in search of fruit and insects near the tree tops.
The sexes are similar. They measure 47–51 cm from bill tip to tail tip,[5] and weigh some 200 to 300 g. They have an almost uniform smoky-grey plumage with long tails and (similar to mousebirds) a wispy, back-swept crest of some 6 to 7 cm in length. The crest can be raised almost vertically when excited. The strong, decurved beak is black and the gape and tongue strikingly pink. The plumage is darkest grey on the chin and throat, and palest around the eyes and on the belly.The breast plumage is washed slightly olive like that of its near relative, the bare-faced go-away-bird.
It is native to southern Angola, southern DRC, Zambia, southern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Swaziland
Original fine art photography and digital artwork by Eva Lechner
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July 16th, 2018
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Comments (24)
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2018 August: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. If the activity is allowed, your image will also be posted to our group Google+ page. Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (August 20, 2018)
Hartmut Jager
Eva you created an excellent bird portrait with subtle light and colors. Beautiful ! :-)
Morris Finkelstein
Beautiful portrait mixed media of a Go-Away-Bird, with great clarity, pose, and composition, Eva! F/L
Anita Faye
Eva, happy to feature your beautiful work on Poetic Poultry! https://fineartamerica.com/groups/poetic-poultry-.html
William Tasker
Gorgeous image, Eva! Your beautiful and identified bird image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World, a nature photography group. L/F
Bill And Deb Hayes
Now this is a first for us. Never seen one of these birds. It is a beauty Eva. Of course, since you presented it with vivid details and colors plus the fantastic textured background it made it easy for us to love this image. WOW !!! L/F
Don Columbus
Congratulations Eva, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2018 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
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