The black-bellied flying duck by Floris Betrouw

About "The black-bellied flying duck"

by Floris Betrouw

About the artwork

"The Red-billed Whistling Duck"
The black-bellied whistling duck, from the genus Dendrocygna is a whistling duck found in the Americas. The name indicates that they are noisy birds with that whistling waa-chooo call.
The wing bar and long pink bill are unique, as well as the long head and long legs, light grey head and mostly grey-brown plumage with black belly, tail and body plumage, rich maroon back of the neck and cap. The face and upper neck are grey and with a distinctive white thin eye ring, extensive visible white in the wings formed by the secondary remiges with black primaries and brown wing feathers, are vividly static represented because of the beautiful shapes, visible and tactile details so that when viewing it is as if the characters stepped out of the panel, which was produced in the year 2021 and consists of papier-mâché, canvas, hard cardboard, acrylic paint, with the dimensions height 50 cm x width 35 cm x thickness 2.5 cm that are based on photo-realistic, figurative feelings and love for Flora and fauna mainly from the Amazon region.
The black-bellied flying duck is "quite tame is, even in the wild", very sociable or social, forms large flocks and lives largely loose.
Their habitat consists of fairly shallow freshwater ponds, lakes and marshes, cultivated land or reservoirs with abundant vegetation plant food.
As an art lover, like the traditional whistling duck, you may form/share a pair that stays together for years, a trait associated with geese and swans.
The quality of this art technique retains its value under all weather conditions.