TriColored Heron Portrait - Original Oil Painting Stilt Sandpiper's Reflection Inspired by local favorites like

Inspired by local favorites like the Witches Halloween Dance

Those plumes nearly brought the white great egret to extinction during the late 1800 when they were hunted for these aigrettes (long plumes)

there are two variations

American Oystercatcher parent showing its chicks how to gather food

with frame 19

TriColored Heron Portrait - Original Oil Painting Stilt Sandpiper's Reflection Inspired by local favorites likeBarbara Fallenbaum's Original Oil Painting of a colorful character, the TriColored Heron. A fairly small heron that wades through coastal waters, often running and stopping with quick turns and starts, as if dancing in a ballet. This is how it herds and confuses its prey. The white stripe down the middle of it long slender neck and its white belly sets it apart from other dark herons. I spotted this one hanging out at Fort DeSoto Park. The painting