Don Balke: Eastern Bluebird and Trillium

Artist: Don Balke
1932 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1978
Image Size: 14 by 13.5 inches
Overall Size: 17.5 by 14 inches
Medium: Water Color on Cold Press Illustration Board

EASTERN BLUEBIRD Sialia sialis
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.

TRILLIUM Trillium grandiflorum
Trilliums are easily recognized because their wax-white flowers are in sets of three. The common name of Wakerobin, though often used for the whole genus, is more often applied to the earliest-flowering species. The leaves, also in threes, are in whorls, each leaf deeply veined, broad and pointed, some with stems, others clasping the main stem. All members of this species grow best in moist woodland soil, but they will also grow in semi-shaded gardens and rockeries. Collecting Trilliums from all woodland regions can be a rewarding pastime, as many variants exist and all, with reasonable care, seem to thrive well beyond their original areas.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® commemorative cover for the Birds and Flowers of Canada - Ontario, cancelled June 30, 1978.

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