Tag Archives: colorful

Bear with Flowers and Leaves

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In downtown Hendersonville, 20 works of bear art are displayed during the Annual Bearfootin’ Art Walk program. Here are some with artsy, colorful designs of flowers and leaves.

Bear with Flowers and Greenery

Bear with Flower Designs

Bear with Leaves and Flower Designs

Flowery Bear

Golden Pheasant

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The golden pheasant, also known as the Chinese pheasant, and the colorful rainbow pheasant is at Sylvan Heights Bird Park. In Chinese culture, the golden pheasant is considered the ancestor of the phoenix and represents auspiciousness. In the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the robes of high-ranked bureaucrats were emblazoned with images of the golden pheasant as a symbol of their power and authority.

Golden Pheasant

Golden Pheasant Closeup

Flamingo Reflections

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A new study reveals that flamingos are not passive filter feeders but active hunters of prey. Instead of chasing their diverse diet, they create disturbances in the water that force the food items to come to them, a much more efficient approach.

Here is one trying to create a disturbance in the water at Sylvan Heights Bird Park, but instead has colorful reflections.