pussageno

Of course, Papageno is the bird-catching character from Mozart’s The Magic Flute. I’m using this image in my ad for Picturebook 2007 (see page 134 in your copy!). The inspiration for the outfit came from Nick Cave’s Soundsuits.

How many birds do you know?

A robin?
A black-capped chickadee?
A blue jay?
A red-headed woodpecker?
An owl?
A red-winged blackbird?
A parakeet?
A parrot?
A quail?
A grackle?
A cockatoo?
A toucan?
A sparrow?
A pheasant?
A cardinal?
A bluebird?
A kingfisher?
An oriole?
A purple finch?
A yellow finch?
A scarlet tanager?
A creeping nuthatch?
A ruby-throated hummingbird?

See, I bet you know a lot more than you thought you did!