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Bird songs - a painting about birds and music

Bird songs - a painting about birds and music

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"Bird Songs" is a unique original painting that combines my lifelong love of birds and music.

Hand-painted in vibrant watercolours this artwork is a visual celebration of nature and melody.

For generations, poets and songwriters have been inspired by birds, their songs and their flight. They are surely the ultimate symbols of freedom, hope, new beginnings, and escaping life's hardships. This painting brings those connections to life, featuring 20 carefully illustrated birds representing 17 well-loved songs.

Purchase Options:

  • Original Watercolour Painting: The one-of-a-kind original artwork (700mm x 500mm, 425gsm paper).
  • Signed A2 Poster Prints: Available on request. Please allow 10 working days for printing and dispatch.
  • Digital Download File: High-resolution digital file available for self-printing at home or your local print shop.

Featured Music and Bird Species: 17 Songs and 20 Birds

Each bird in the painting is paired with lyrics from a well-loved song, complete with its accurate scientific name. I hope I have included a few of your favourite bird songs...

Top row left to right:

  • Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) – "Summer is a coming in" (Traditional medieval song)
  • Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) – "At last we will be free…" from "Bluebird" by Paul McCartney & Wings
  • Skylark (Alauda arvensis) – Featuring musical notation from "The Lark Ascending" by Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • Condor (Vultur gryphus) – "I'd rather be a hammer than a nail" from "El Cóndor Pasa" (Traditional Peruvian song made famous by Simon and Garfunkel)
  • European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) – "He rocks in the treetops all day long" from "Rockin’ Robin" by Michael Jackson

Middle row left to right:

  • Hummingbirds (Jamaican Mango, Red-Billed Streamertail, and Vervain hummingbird) – "Don’t worry about a thing" from "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley (Fun fact: Each of these hummingbird species is native to Jamaica!)
  • Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) – "Overhead the albatross hangs motionless" from "Echoes" by Pink Floyd
  • European Bee-Eater (Merops apiaster) – "'Cause I'm as free as a bird now" from "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Songbirds (Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, and Northern Cardinal) – "And the songbirds are singing like they know the score" from "Songbird" by Fleetwood Mac

Bottom row left to right:

  • Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) – "Sang in Berkeley Square" from "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (Traditional, made famous by Vera Lynn)
  • Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) – "I have tried in my way to be free" from "Bird on a Wire" by Leonard Cohen
  • Blackbird (Turdus merula) – "You were only waiting for this moment to arise" from "Blackbird" by The Beatles
  • Mourning Doves (Zenaida macroura) – "This is what it sounds like" from "When Doves Cry" by Prince
  • Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) – "Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' into the future" from "Fly Like an Eagle" by The Steve Miller Band
  • Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) – "Hush, little baby" (Traditional lullaby)

Sing along if you know the words! 'Bird songs' is suitable for music lovers, birders, or anyone looking for a meaningful piece of wall art that will sing to you for years.

Shipping and delivery

This website only takes orders from UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

If you are not in these countries and you would like to make a purchase, please get in touch with me directly.

US customers: Since tariffs were introduced, I can no longer ship PHYSICAL items to the US, due to the complexity and expense. However, I can email digital images to you for self-printing. If you'd like to do this, please contact me directly.

EU customers: Since Brexit, I can no longer ship PHYSICAL items to Europe, due to the complexity and expense. However, I can email digital images to you for self-printing. If you'd like to do this, please contact me directly.

Posting your order

Typically, orders for physical products placed after 12pm on Friday, and on Saturday or Sunday will not be posted until Monday at the earliest. I use Royal Mail to dispatch your order.

If you have ordered multiple items, I will try to post everything together. Occasionally, this is not possible, in which case they will be dispatched in separate packages.

Digital files will typically be transferred to customers within 24 hours via email using WeTransfer, the file transfer website.

Buying an original painting? Please choose the tracked option!

UNITED KINGDOM (incl. Channel Islands, Isle of Man)

  • UK Royal Mail second class – 3 to 5 working days (can be longer at busy times of year)
  • UK Royal Mail tracked next day special delivery – next day by 1pm

If you choose a tracked delivery, I will be notified with your Royal Mail tracking number when your parcel has been dispatched.

INTERNATIONAL ORDERS

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AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND
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