Guatíbiri :: Pitirre :: Gray Kingbird
Guatíbiri, the gray kingbird’s name in taíno-borikenaíki - it is also goes by watibirí in other taíno dialects, is common across boríken. I can recall working from my abuelita’s porch and it would dash from her palm tree to street wires with a hunter’s mischievous speed. I called it friend, as it watched me chat away in my zoom meetings.
From land to sea to sky each bird transmits us to new adventures and journey deeper to ourselves.
collection: el pajáro por dentro
medium: acrylic on clay pottery
The vase was sourced directly from Mexico, via San Diego, and hand-treated with sealant to house your favorite plant babies and withstand periodic watering; as well as , a final glaze to protect the hand painted artwork.
It works great for a unique gift for nature lovers, birders, and other enthusiasts in love with what nature gifts us everyday. Although the pots give a reference to the Mexican artisan cup, jarritos, they are not designed to drink from, and should only be used for decorative purposes.
About the Gray Kingbird
The common call of the Gray Kingbird is very familiar to natives of Puerto Rico. It sounds very much like its Spanish name “Pitirre”. It starts singing before dawn. It sits on an exposed perch such as a dead branch and catches insects in flight or by gleaning them from leaves. Its prey includes wasps, flies, dragonflies, beetles and caterpillars. It may also eat lizards and small hummingbirds! During the breeding season the Kingbird is very aggressive towards neighboring pairs and predators such as hawks, cats or even humans. A popular local expression is “Cada guaraguao su tiene Pitirre” meaning “Every hawk has its Kingbird to pester it”. The Kingbird lays 2 to 5 pink mottled eggs in a stick nest on a bush or a small tree. (source: USDA)
Guatíbiri, the gray kingbird’s name in taíno-borikenaíki - it is also goes by watibirí in other taíno dialects, is common across boríken. I can recall working from my abuelita’s porch and it would dash from her palm tree to street wires with a hunter’s mischievous speed. I called it friend, as it watched me chat away in my zoom meetings.
From land to sea to sky each bird transmits us to new adventures and journey deeper to ourselves.
collection: el pajáro por dentro
medium: acrylic on clay pottery
The vase was sourced directly from Mexico, via San Diego, and hand-treated with sealant to house your favorite plant babies and withstand periodic watering; as well as , a final glaze to protect the hand painted artwork.
It works great for a unique gift for nature lovers, birders, and other enthusiasts in love with what nature gifts us everyday. Although the pots give a reference to the Mexican artisan cup, jarritos, they are not designed to drink from, and should only be used for decorative purposes.
About the Gray Kingbird
The common call of the Gray Kingbird is very familiar to natives of Puerto Rico. It sounds very much like its Spanish name “Pitirre”. It starts singing before dawn. It sits on an exposed perch such as a dead branch and catches insects in flight or by gleaning them from leaves. Its prey includes wasps, flies, dragonflies, beetles and caterpillars. It may also eat lizards and small hummingbirds! During the breeding season the Kingbird is very aggressive towards neighboring pairs and predators such as hawks, cats or even humans. A popular local expression is “Cada guaraguao su tiene Pitirre” meaning “Every hawk has its Kingbird to pester it”. The Kingbird lays 2 to 5 pink mottled eggs in a stick nest on a bush or a small tree. (source: USDA)
Guatíbiri, the gray kingbird’s name in taíno-borikenaíki - it is also goes by watibirí in other taíno dialects, is common across boríken. I can recall working from my abuelita’s porch and it would dash from her palm tree to street wires with a hunter’s mischievous speed. I called it friend, as it watched me chat away in my zoom meetings.
From land to sea to sky each bird transmits us to new adventures and journey deeper to ourselves.
collection: el pajáro por dentro
medium: acrylic on clay pottery
The vase was sourced directly from Mexico, via San Diego, and hand-treated with sealant to house your favorite plant babies and withstand periodic watering; as well as , a final glaze to protect the hand painted artwork.
It works great for a unique gift for nature lovers, birders, and other enthusiasts in love with what nature gifts us everyday. Although the pots give a reference to the Mexican artisan cup, jarritos, they are not designed to drink from, and should only be used for decorative purposes.
About the Gray Kingbird
The common call of the Gray Kingbird is very familiar to natives of Puerto Rico. It sounds very much like its Spanish name “Pitirre”. It starts singing before dawn. It sits on an exposed perch such as a dead branch and catches insects in flight or by gleaning them from leaves. Its prey includes wasps, flies, dragonflies, beetles and caterpillars. It may also eat lizards and small hummingbirds! During the breeding season the Kingbird is very aggressive towards neighboring pairs and predators such as hawks, cats or even humans. A popular local expression is “Cada guaraguao su tiene Pitirre” meaning “Every hawk has its Kingbird to pester it”. The Kingbird lays 2 to 5 pink mottled eggs in a stick nest on a bush or a small tree. (source: USDA)