Put a robin on it

Before 'Portlandia' immortalized “Put a Bird On It,” artist Don McMahon has been dropping parrots, ducks and swallows into absurd situations, including margarita-drinking robins.

By Stefanie Gans • Posted August 29, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.

Photo courtesy of Don McMahon

Since long before Portlandia immortalized the meme “Put a Bird On It,” artist Don McMahon has been dropping parrots, ducks and swallows into absurd situations, including margarita-drinking robins. // Birds on Things art sold at Live An Artful Life Gallery: 6474 Main St., The Plains; and Bird Feeder: 1675 Reston Parkway, Reston; 703-437-3335

(August 2016)