Golden Eagle Art Gallery is pleased to offer an extensive collection of world-renowned artworks by Canadian wildlife artist, Robert Bateman.  World-travelled and well versed, Bateman always tells a great story about each of his creations. Here is what he has to say about this piece: 

"When I saw this aspen tree top from a mountain road, I immediately thought of it as a setting for a flock of Bohemian waxwings. For some reason the aspen is one of my favorite trees to paint. I usually feature the velvety gray green and scarred trunk. However, I find the architecture of the branches equally interesting.

I have seen large flocks of Bohemians in aspens in the autumn. Although these flocks are usually 50 to 300, they have been seen in numbers as high as 3,000. Both Bohemian and cedar waxwings have smooth, elegant grey-brown plumage. I have never seen a ruffled feather. The Bohemians have rich rust undertail coverts in contrast with the cedar waxwings white plumage in that area."

- Robert Bateman