Birds on a Branch

Vintage postcard with two pretty birds on a branch. With a postmark prior to 1923, we know the United States considers this illustration as copyright free.

The card has a very vintage look about it and I wasn’t sure if I should share it with you. But, the birds are done in such vibrant colors that it seemed a shame not to. One bird has a bright red breast with blue and green feathers. His wings and head are shades of brown.

The second of the two birds on a branch has a little red on his chest but is mostly orange and yellow.

The two appear to be perched on a holly tree alongside a pond. It must be springtime because the trees in the background have either a light dusting of snow or the beginnings of spring flowers. A wooden walkway leads to the watering hold but there doesn’t appear to be any of us humans about.