#the blue parrot

[thefugitivesaint]

Henry Justice Ford (1860-1941), 'The Blue Parrot', ''The Olive Fairy Book'', 1907 "In The Blue Parrot, King Lino, who has recently come to rule a small Arabian kingdom, falls in love with an image of Princess Hermosa, daughter of the Swan Fairy who rules the neighbouring realm. He sets off to woo her, but his interest is discovered by a nearby magician and King of the Isle of Lions, Ismenor, whose daughter Riquette has also fallen in love with King Lino. Ismenor determines to thwart Lino's interest and ensure that he marries his own daughter, and swaps his groom and Lino's bodies, so that the groom sets off to the Isle of Swans, where he is incredibly rude to Hermosa, raising her mother's suspicions.

The Swan Fairy takes out an enchanted mirror which allows the viewer to see the truth of a person, and sees that Lino is imprisoned in Ismenor's castle, while the man who appears to be him is in fact the magician's groom. This drawing depicts this moment, as she shows Hermosa what has happened to her prince. The Swan Fairy plots Lino's escape, but Ismenor finds out, and turns her to marble, Lino into a blue parrot, and Hermosa into a tree in the forest. They live like this for several years until Lino as the parrot befriends the wife of a wizard who is intrigued and eventually discovers what has happened. He sets about reversing the spells, and Lino and Hermosa are finally reunited." Source

[sci-firenegade]

A The Blue Parrot drabble, for your consideration.

[sleepy-sluggo]

Turnip <3

[if-i-eated-soaps]

wanted to share some of my bird art i made before coming to tumblr! i’m a huge bird fan <3 some of them were either made digitally, with acrylic paint, colored pencil, or pencil. the heron mosaic piece was actually made with cut construction paper!

[harkthorn]

Ohtori timeline cleanser. Take a moment, enjoy some banana.

[emilylorange]

actually i rather like how this batch of three turned out :V

[todaysbird]

HAPPY WORLD PARROT DAY!

[babanasaur]

Artfight 2024 Oceanity

Artfight against Oceanity B) take that!!!

[bisho-birb]

A sparkly friend~ ✿ ･｡.* :･ﾟ✧ Art Fight 2023 - For Nienbirb

[nigelpuppy]

💥💥💥

print + sticker

[plusie]

💫 - blue and gold macaws :)

[bob-artist]

Birds with Hairstyles: Days 4-9

4. Cassowary with hi-top fade

5. Emu with faux hawk

6. Ostrich with Britney Spears pigtails

7. Budgie with Snookie poof

8. Amazon parrot with 1960's flip

9. Blue and gold macaw with George Clooney gentleman's cut

[winguontheweb]

That was a hell of a game to watch the play-by-play of online. fourteen fuckin' innings...

Also finally a design for Ms. Pittsburgh Pirate!

[birdstudies]

May 30, 2024 - Blue-rumped Parrot (Psittinus cyanurus) These parrots live in forests, cultivated areas, and sometimes mangroves in parts of Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Usually seen in flocks of up to 20 birds, they feed on fruits and seeds, though the details of their diet are unknown. They nest in cavities in live trees where females lay clutches of three eggs. Classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN, their population is thought to be declining due to habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade.

[birdblues]

Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot

[harkthorn]

'Tori playing with a piece of walnut shell