Alabama state bird and flower, the yellowhammer and camellia

This is my acrylic painting of the Alabama state bird and flower, the yellowhammer and the red camellia. Alabama soldier marched off to the Civil War with feathers of the yellowhammer in their soft felt hats. It is more widely known as the yellow-shafted flicker or northern flicker. Alabama was admitted to the union on December 14, 1819 as the 22nd state. This painting is part of my state bird and flower collection.