This lovely Yellow-billed Parrot was painted in lively acrylics, from a photo taken by Wendy Ann Lee, scientist, photographer, birder, game keeper and proprietor of the Sevenoaks Sanctuary for Wildlife, in Runaway Bay, Jamaica.

Wendy is passionate about rescuing both species of these parrots, endemic to Jamaica (this and the black-billed), which are protected under law. However, it is a long uphill road in educating the public and keeping the young birds out of the hands of unscrupulous pet traders.

I painted the parrot, both because its beauty and friendly look appealed, but also to raise awareness of the important work that Wendy undertakes, pretty-much single-handed. I am donating 20% of the profits from every print sale to her Sanctuary and if you feel inspired to support her work, directly, here is how to pay into Wendy's sanctuary Fund (donate through Paypal to: sos-wildlife@cwjamaica.com) and you can follow her work on her FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/sevenoaks.jamaica/.  Thanks for your generosity and for caring about the future of these lovely, friendly birds.