Injured kestrel learns to paint

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A kestrel
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A kestrel at a US museum lost his ability to fly but learned to paint, UPI reported. The Vermont Institute of Natural Science said the bird, named Ferrisburgh, has learned to run across the canvas, creating art. The educators used mealworms to tempt the bird into moving on the paper. He now leads painting classes at the institute for people of all ages interested in learning about birds.

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  Chas Newkey-Burden has been part of The Week Digital team for more than a decade and a journalist for 25 years, starting out on the irreverent football weekly 90 Minutes, before moving to lifestyle magazines Loaded and Attitude. He was a columnist for The Big Issue and landed a world exclusive with David Beckham that became the weekly magazine’s bestselling issue. He now writes regularly for The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Independent, Metro, FourFourTwo and the i new site. He is also the author of a number of non-fiction books.