A few nice birds images I found:
Birds of Paradise
Image by jewelsbyldesigns
The jewel featured in this necklace is a glass lampwork beads which is handmade by me in the flame. Rich swirls of golden yellow and deep rich amethyst purple layered over a base of mixed frit for added depth.
The necklace started with a circle of solid sterling silver hammered and coiled with fine gauge sterling silver wire. Once wrapped I added an outer layer of delicate lacy loops and an interior of faceted ametrine rondelles. In the center is my glass lampwork bead topped with a cluster of beautiful deep purple amethyst briolettes. Dropping down below is a huge smooth polished deep purple amethyst briolette for added "wow" factor. 
The chain is a large and very chic solid sterling silver circle chain. Rich deep fancy cut citrine briolettes were added to each circle along the bottom and faceted ametrine rondelles to the top of the chain for a graduated range of color. These colors remind me of the beautiful birds of paradise… still waiting for ours to bloom, just before Fall arrives.
Trip with black birds
Image by τeresa.яomano
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Day 197 – The Torogoz, the national bird of El Salvador
Image by LShave
Somebody found this little guy this morning and brought him in to city hall. Apparently he was sitting on a fence post, with no sign of the mother. The person who brought him in looked around and waited for quite a while before determining that the mother must have been killed. He took the orphaned bird in to town to see if anything could be done for him. After posing for dozens of pictures, he was placed in a short tree out back. I wish there had been something that I could have done for him, but he wouldn’t eat anything, and I had to leave in a hurry. The last I heard he had disappeared.
