Xmas Birds

Xmas macaron bird,watercolor on Etsy sold, 5.5" x 7.5

I've noticed a lot of birds are out there fluffing up their plumage amidst the New York Christmas decorations...

They were first spotted hanging out on these holiday table settings by Baccarat, Bernardaud, and Christofle at the Alliance Francaise.
And even nesting on the table tops!
And billing and cooing in the silvery decorative trees above...
Over at Bernardaud, on Park avenue, the windows were full of even more birds.
Inside Berardaud these cardinals were snacking out of limited edition gold-plated cups and saucers.
Accross the street, the sandpipers have taken over...
Puffing their chests over the special Xmas table setting decorated with their portrait.

Over on Lexington Avenue, this bird sits proudly atop a tureen in the window, surrounded by peacock feathers...

Over at the Met museum (and not at all Xmas-related but for your information) I spotted another Sevres bird plate. I found out these plates were painted by Madame Pauline Knip in her studio from stuffed South American birds. Madame Knip, a specialist is ornithology, often retouched her work more than once and this plate took nearly 2 years to complete and involved 3 separate firings before completion.

This decorative cat in a Lexington Avenue shop window was keeping a close eye on all the surrounding decorative Xmas birds...just waiting to pounce.

This cat, in another shop window, was deep asleep on the job...kind of like where I'd like to be right now...
BON LUNDI!