Don Balke: Bluebird

Artist: Don Balke
1932 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1979
Image Size: 8.625 by 8.75 inches
Overall Size: 18 by 16.125 inches
Medium: Water Color on Cold Press Illustration Board

The sweet liquid warble of this early spring migrant was music that Henry Thoreau looked forward to with eagerness. While the bright blue of the male pleased his eyes, even more pleasing to him was the bird's song in flight. When the Eastern Bluebird's song finally reached his ears, spring seemed at last to have arrived. Often deceived by prematurely mild weather, many Bluebirds return north too soon, and are killed by sleet and ice storms. For this and other reasons, the Bluebird is now rare in vast portions of the East. Fortunately, many concerned individuals help shelter the early-returning Bluebirds by building nest boxes.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® Birds and Flowers of the Meadow and Garden Collection "Eastern Bluebird and Black-eyed Susan" porcelain plate.

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