Peach-faced Lovebird – Bird Art Print on Wood

Peach-faced Lovebird – Bird Art Print on Wood

$48.00$55.00

About the Bird Art:

The image is printed on Epson Premium Matte Paper with UltraChrome Ink; the color should last quite a long time. The print is then mounted on a cradled wood block and coated with a UV resistant protectant to prevent fading. Each block is signed on the back. Ready to hang from a sawtooth hanger attached to the back. Watermarks will not appear on print. Color may vary (based on your monitor settings).

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This listing is for a limited edition, fine art print of my original painting of a Lovebird called, “My Heart Flutters for You”

When I was a kid, I got a pet lovebird. I named him George. He was an amazing little guy. He would become territorial over piles of shiny objects, arranging things until they were just so, and charging at you, wings stretched out, should you try to touch his treasure. He would dive-bomb us while we were washing dishes, splashing about in the water, and would then perch himself atop the stained glass light fixture in the dining room to warm himself up. When I would curl up to read a book, he liked to nestle himself under my chin, up against my throat.

I miss that little dude, and it’s been decades.

This painting is for all the people out there that need a sweet face to make them smile.

Bird in a Box subscribers: this is the bird for February 2018.

The Making Of...

About the Bird

From the Smithsonian: 14 Fun facts about Lovebirds

1: Lovebirds mate for life

The monogamous birds reach sexual maturity when they’re about ten months old. Mating begins with courtship behavior, and can continue throughout their roughly 15-year lifespans. Monogamy is essential to the social stability of flocks and underlies much of their social behavior.

2. Lovebirds pine for each other.

If a mate dies or gets separated from the flock, its companion exhibits erratic behavior that some have likened to depression. Birds kept as pets often don’t like being alone and will exhibit similar behavior in captivity.

3. Like overly affectionate couples in restaurants on Valentine’s Day, lovebirds feed each other.

Often after a long separation or stressful period of time, breeding pairs of lovebirds feed each other to re-establish their bond. One bird transfers food to the mouth of its mate, a feeding technique reminiscent of affection in humans—hence the inspiration for the parrots’ name.

4. There’s more than one species of lovebird. 

The nine species classified as lovebirds come all from the genus Agapornis. Most lovebirds have a green body and sport different head feather coloration. Their closest relatives are hanging parrots, found in Asia.

5. Lovebirds are from Africa.

Lovebirds are native to the forests and savannas of Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Fossils of ancient lovebird species have been unearthed in South Africa, dating to as far back as 1.9 million years ago.

6. But you might see a lovebird at your backyard birdfeeder.

That’s if you live in the American southwest, San Francisco or cities in Africa. These areas are home to feral populations, flocks that likely either escaped from an aviary or are the remnants of an abandoned aviary.

7. Lovebirds live in holes.

Lovebirds are cavity dwellers they make their home in holes in trees, rocks or shrubs in the wild. Some species nest in groups, while others pair off to build their nests away from the flock. In urban settings, they might rely on anything from a tree to a crevice in a building. Peach-faced lovebirds in Phoenix, Arizona, often make their homes in cacti.

8. Different lovebird species build their nests in different ways.

Fisher’s lovebirds (Agapornis fischeri) carry single strips of tree bark in their beaks. Peach-faced lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis), on the other hand, hide bark in their feathers. Scientists believe that the latter’s more complex behavior is an ancestral trait, and have used this facet of lovebird nest-building as an example of the intersection of evolved and learned behavior.

9. Some lovebirds are androgynous.

In three species of lovebirds, the males and females have defining characteristics that allow you to tell them apart. For example, among Black-winged lovebirds (Agapornis taranta), males have a crown of red feathers, while females have entirely green plumage. But other species don’t have the same degree of sexual dimorphism, making it difficult to determine their sex just from looking at them. In some species, males may be slightly larger than females, but a DNA test is necessary to provide conclusive results.

10. Lovebirds don’t eat chocolate.

It might seem like common sense, but save your chocolate and give it to a human. Lovebirds survive on a healthy diet of seeds, berries, fruit, and occassionally insect larva in the wild. In Africa, they’re also known as crafty crop pests, as they feast on millet and maize farms.

11. Lovebirds can be mean.

Aggression isn’t uncommon in lovebirds. The parrots are territorial, and are known to get along poorly with birds of another species. Within their own kind, lovebirds can also become jealous or hormonal during mating season. In captivity, they’ve been known to attach both other bird species and other lovebirds, with peach-faced lovebirds the most notorious for aggressive behavior.

12. Lovebirds can carry zoonotic diseases that infect humans.

Some studies suggest that lovebirds can carry yeast bacteria (Cryptococcus neoformans) capable of infecting humans, but they only pick up the bacterial spores if they come into contact with pigeon feces. Other reports find evidence of a parasite called Encephalitozoon hellem in Fishers, peach-faced, and masked lovebirds. The researchers hypothsize that the parasites can spread to humans with compromised immune systems, such as AIDS patients.

13. Some lovebirds might become endangered in the next decade. 

The black-cheeked lovebird (Agapornis nigrigenis), native to Zambia and found in parts of Zimbabwe and Botswana, is classified as vulnerable by the IUCN Red Listing of Threatened Species. The biggest problem is drought (possibly driven by long-term climate change), which is drying up regional water sources that flocks rely on. The latest survey puts the black-cheeked lovebird population at around 10,000 birds in total.

14. Lovebirds (sort of) inspired Valentine’s Day.

Scholars typically cite a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer as the first evidence of the connection between the religious celebration of Saint Valentine’s day and romantic love. The poem, “Parliament of Foules,” happens to feature two birds which exhibit all the markings of human love.