A Parrot Ara macao

A parrot Ara macao, Edward Lear

I always think of Lear's nonsense poetry and when I am reminded that he was an accomplished artist, it delights me all over again.

Haven't heard of Edward Lear at all? Here's the poem that comes to mind when I think of him.

There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, "It is just as I feared!--
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!"

The Pyramids Road, Gizeh

The Pyramids Road, Gizeh by Edward Lear, via Gandalf's Gallery