Bird Art

My whole yard was a mecca for the birds today!  The wild turkeys came in the morning and then again in the evening!  Then, the magpies decided to heckle Job the hawk while he enjoyed his noon day meal which was very funny to watch.  We had new visitors in the form of the crows, who have not been here in the yard before, although they have flown by at times.  The entertainment was so inspiring, I decided to make some bird art.

I started with about a 3 inch strip of aluminum foil which I crumpled into a very loose ball 

Then I shaped out a beak

Then another strip of foil, this time about 12 inches for a body

I used some wire to stick the two together, then added a bit of masking tape to help hold them.

I wanted to make more than one so I ripped foil and wadded up balls until I had enough to make 6 birds

Next, out to the garage where I ripped up a discarded book into strips to make paper mache, which I added to the foil forms.  I added foil and tails and made foil wings too, which is covered with paper mache.  

The first coat of paper mache is drying.  Tomorrow, another layer, then I will add the wings.  In the meantime, I have to decide if I am going to make the final coat colorful paper or paint.  Perhaps I should do a few of both.    These go together so easy... don't you want to make one?