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The brightly coloured plumage and confident expressions of poultry and birds are a challenging subject to capture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Barn swallows on Barb wire<\/p><\/div>
\nOne of favourite birds, harbingers of spring, protesting every time I enter the barn. I often feel like it belongs to them, not me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Humphrey\"<\/a>

Humphrey<\/p><\/div>
\nI asked my neighbour one day if he had any roosters, as I would like to come and take some pictures to paint from. He promptly showed up with a box containing this young fellow, who stayed on the farm and took on his previous owners surname.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Broody\"<\/a>

Broody<\/p><\/div>
\nOne of my laying hens had decided to sit on the eggs in a feed tub in the corner of the stall instead of in the laying boxes. Getting underneath her to get the eggs is not for the faint of heart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Morning<\/a>

Morning Rain<\/p><\/div>
\nOne of the true signs of spring to me is when the barn swallows return. They seem to feel the barn is theirs, and I am an intruder when I enter, but I still love having them around. These young swallows were huddling on my clothesline outside my studio window one summer day during a rain shower, drops of water beading down their backs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Shot<\/a>

Shot Caller<\/p><\/div>
\nOne of a series of rooster paintings I have done, although I love their cocky expressions and their iridescent feathers, the barn is a lot quieter without a rooster in it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Strut\"<\/a>

Strut<\/p><\/div>
\nRoosters are truly beautiful birds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Finch<\/a>

Finch and Insulator<\/p><\/div>
\nThese House Finches defy their names and inhabit my barn in huge numbers. They are constantly vying for position on the window ledges. The old glass insulator is a remnant from an old hydro line that ran behind my farm years ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Stepping<\/a>

Stepping Out<\/p><\/div>
\nWhen the hens are outside foraging about, they are constantly chasing each other, worried the lead hen might have found something better than what they have.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Red<\/a>

Red Hen<\/p><\/div>
\nOne of a series of triptychs I have done featuring hens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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