🖌 If Bob Ross was a bird

Ferrisburgh is an American kestrel (the smallest falcon in America) who thinks he's a human. The bird was captured as a baby, and then rescued and raised by the Vermont Institute of Natural Science. 

🎨 Discovering his passion... After Ferrisburgh lost his ability to fly due to a broken bone earlier this year, he turned to art. 

• The American kestrel loves to paint, and his caretakers stress that his hobby is "training by choice." 
• The bird has chosen the activity for himself again and again; making art every day keeps him happy, healthy and engaged.

🦅 Lemon into lemonade: Ferrisburgh is now the host of "Coloring with Kestrels," an event at the nature center where visitors can come make art alongside him while learning about the different birds on site.