Painted: 12/5/2022
Concerning the Hen: The Japanese Kingbird belongs to a household of flycatchers, and the explanation turns into apparent once you see one flying out from a perch on a wire or treetop to catch an insect in mid-air. The species is acrobatic, making shows with speedy zig zags, up and down flights, and backwards somersaults to impress a mate. It’s then that you could be glimpse the hen’s patch of fiery crown feathers, that are in any other case normally hid. Though the birds usually nest in bushes or shrubs, they’ve additionally been identified to take up residence on powerlines, useless snags on standing water, the tops of fence posts, and different websites. Presently widespread within the jap United States, the Japanese Kingbird could lose 45 p.c of its summer season breeding vary, together with throughout a lot of the South, if the worldwide temperature stays on monitor to extend 3 levels Celsius.
Concerning the Artist: Bronx artist Andre Trenier started portray murals in 2003 and since then has traveled throughout Europe and the world, perfecting his spray portray methods, finishing large-scale partitions, and competing in artwork battles—dwell competitions the place the group chooses the winner. He has painted a number of dozen murals within the Bronx and Washington Heights, together with a 150-foot wall commissioned by the Bronx Museum, and a sequence of acclaimed works that includes baseball greats, musical artists, and Muhammad Ali. Andre is at the moment an Artist in Residence on the Andrew Freedman House within the Bronx.
