Birds - myth,folklore and legend.

Wren. (Troglodytidae)

These bird portraits are created with visual references to myths, folklore and legends that have been attributed to them over centuries. The references are depicted in the composition in a Holbeinesque manner. Those with a good knowledge of myth, legend and folklore might amuse themselves finding the clues that are significant to the bird depicted. Others will have to wait unt

Swallow. (Hirundo rustica) 

Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)

Blackbird (Turdus marula)