A red wattled lapwing treads slowly across a clear blue pond filled with water lilies, some have blossomed in a shade of plum while the others await to be kissed by the rays of the sun. On the background are leaves in all shaded of green and ripe yellow. The lapwing is a gentle bird whose feathers are a beautiful tone of black and grey with a patch of white. Her red eye is the most striking. The skill of the artist in capturing every pose and color of the setting is admirable…