Don Balke: Varied Thrush and Pacific Dogwood

Artist: Don Balke
1932 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1978
Image Size: 14.5 by 13.5 inches
Overall Size: 17 by 14 inches
Medium: Water Color on Cold Press Illustration Board

VARIED THRUSH Ixoreus naeuius
Often called the Banded or Oregon Robin, the Varied Thrush closely resembles his namesake. Like the Robin in shape and basic color, the Varied Thrush does display some differences. The solid band across the Varied Thrush's russet breast and the orange lines of his wings and head. Though many birds have a restricted habitat, the Varied Thrush is comfortable throughout the Northwest, at sea level or in the mountains. The female sometimes raises two broods in one season. After they hatch, the hungry chicks are fed on a variety of bugs from the forest floor. As winter approaches, the Varied Thrush moves south to California where acorns and berries replace his insect diet.

PACIFIC DOGWOOD Cornus nuttallii
The native Pacific Dogwood is one of the loveliest West Coast flowering trees. This attractive ornamental tree, standing fifteen to twenty feet tall, flowers once in spring and again in early autumn. The flowers are large snowy-white blossoms with four to six petal-like bracts. Surprisingly, flowers with varying bracts are often found on the same tree. Unlike the Eastern Dogwood, the Pacific Dogwood has flower bracts that overlap, giving a rich, full appearance to the flowers. In addition to its beauty, the Pacific Dogwood has heavy, close-grained wood used in making tool handles, cabinets, and other items. Confederate troops used the Pacific Dogwood's bark as a substitute when a Civil War blockade prevented transport of the painkiller.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® commemorative cover for the Birds and Flowers of Canada - British Columbia, cancelled July 20, 1978.

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