Jill Adams' BirdsWatercoloursThe South African artist, Jill Adams (1932 - 2016) first published botanical paintings in Flowering Plants of the Northern Cape, when she worked in the art department of the Mc Gregor Museum. She became well known for her Aloe paintings, before she also turned to birds. She lived in Helderberg Village, Somerset West, South Africa. |
Click pictures for enlargements Some of Jill's birds from The Birds around us
![Lilac-breasted Roller](jill-Thumbnails/1.jpg) Lilac-breasted Roller
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![Pied Kingfisher](jill-Thumbnails/2.jpg) Pied Kingfisher
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![Pied Kingfisher](jill-Thumbnails/3.jpg) Ceryle rudis
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![Southern Carmine Bee-eater](jill-Thumbnails/4.jpg) Southern Carmine Bee-eater
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![Diderick Cuckoo](jill-Thumbnails/5.jpg) Diderick Cuckoo
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![Laughing Dove](jill-Thumbnails/6.jpg) Laughing Dove
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![Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove](jill-Thumbnails/7.jpg) Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
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![Black Sparrowhawk](jill-Thumbnails/8.jpg) Black Sparrowhawk
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![Karoo Prinia](jill-Thumbnails/9.jpg) Karoo Prinia
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![Olive Thrush](jill-Thumbnails/10.jpg) Olive Thrush
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![Southern Double-collared Sunbird](jill-Thumbnails/11.jpg) Southern Double-collared Sunbird
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