What Bird is That?

[Enug]

I thought it was a pretty bird and needed to be painted.

[justjean]

Great texture, strokes and colours June

[Caesar]

You painted it and its feathers in an absolutely spectacular way. I guess there's some metallic amount too in the colors.

[Mike Martin]

Great job! Like your choice of canvass. Can't help you with the name. I'm ornithologically challenged.

[markw]

Looks to me like some type of egret.
Nicely done Enug

[jmac]

It's called a Reddish Egret.

[Enug]

Thank you Jean I found the dry brush really helped with the feathers.

Caesar, I adjusted the brightness of the head feathers in Adjust Layer Colors. I tried the metallic first but didn't get the effect I hoped for.

Mike, I used one of Mr.Paint's Soft Canvases.

Mark, yes I thought an egret but Google showed me only white birds.

jmac, you have solved the puzzle.

[Liquid Len]

Nice feather textures indeed! Definitely a Reddish Egret. Most egret species are largely white in colour as you say, and even Reddish Egret has a white form, just to make it even more confusing!

[Enug]

Thanks Len - a lot of photos showed the bird with smooth plumage on it's head - much more spectacular when it's head and neck feathers are 'displayed'.

[D Akey]

A bristly one. Cute little southern bird. . . but I also don't really know what birds live where. Seems like one of your locals. But I couldn't really say. Nice image tho.