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This painting of a Gray-headed Kite (Leptodon cayanensis) is what I call a “vignette”, a “floating” figure against a neutral background. Most hawk-like birds hunt by sitting on a high perch, waiting for prey to emerge; or by soaring above the landscape, actively seeking prey; or by dashing through and around obstacles, hoping to come upon prey by surprise. The first Gray-headed Kite I ever saw seemed to be hunting by walking, along branches high up in trees in a forest in the lowlands of Costa Rica. Apparently, they do this at times. The Gray-headed Kite is found from southern Mexico south through Central America into South America as far south as southern Brazil and Uruguay. A rather slender, medium-sized raptor, the kite weighs in between about 400 and 600 grams. The flight reminds me of an accipiter, with several wing flaps followed by a glide. Like accipiters, it has rounded wings and a longish tail. Immature birds come in two colour morphs, one dark and one ligh...

Renowned Canadian bird artist, writer, naturalist, and conservationist, Barry Kent MacKay has “always been an admirer of birds, anxious to see them, paint them, and care for them.” Barry’s biological and ecological accuracy has put him in demand for commissions, to illustrate books, scientific journals and various print and digital media. He has painted birds and other wildlife from around the world, often life size, working in oils, watercolours, and acrylics. He prefers to sell original art, and keeps prices low. “Actual, original art should be affordable for middle class buyers,” he says. “I avoid having to depend on selling reproductions so that the market does not dictate what I paint, which can often be little-known...