Africa has the most dramatic birds! This is a "Superb Starling". On a recent trip to Kenya we saw so very many of these beautiful iridescent birds, especially at the Sweetwater Camp at Ol Pejeta in Nanyuki. We saw a wide variety of great birds, but I especially fell in love with these and just HAD to capture one in paint.

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Based on derivation from a photo by Gill Merritt. Permission given for full unrestricted use as an artwork reference.