“Plate 76, Blew Heron ”
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands, Volume 1
By Mark Catesby
London, 1731-1743
“Plate 10, Parrot of Paradise”
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands, Volume 1
By Mark Catesby
London, 1731-1743
A young girl falls asleep under an owl’s wing. Source: Robert Howe Fletcher: Marjorie and Her Papa, How They Wrote a Story and Made Pictures For It (New York: The Century Co., 1904).
These are some doodles that I did of birds. I release them to the public domain. Enjoy!

Download: b/w JPG or PS7 brush ABR file
This image comes from the Public Domain book, The Child’s Reader- Third Reader by H Browne et al (Project Gutenberg #15170). I also made versions to add colour to the image, and to make a stamp/brush.
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