These Artists Spend Entire Year Creating Miniature Paper Birds (28 Pics)

It’s amazing to see the wonderful things that you can create with just a piece of paper. While most artists stick to using paper as a canvas, some choose to use it as a medium by itself. So, we’ve seen various talented artists turn ordinary sheets of paper into stunning sculptures and even miniature plants. This time, prepare to revel in the beauty of this creative duo’s miniature paper birds that look so realistic.

In some cases, these birds are held up high, flaunting their intricately painted majestic wings. The Eurasian magpie or common magpie (Pica pica) is a resident breeding bird throughout Europe, much of Asia and the Maghreb. It is one of several birds in the crow family designated magpies, and belongs to the Holarctic radiation of "monochrome" magpies. In Europe, "magpie" is used by English speakers as a synonym for the European magpie: the only other magpie in Europe is the Iberian magpie (Cyanopica cooki), which is limited to the Iberian peninsula.