That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for January 17, 2020

When Jessica flips the bird at you, you might lose an eye.

Natalie started a delivery service that will bring the freshest meat to people’s table.

Sorry, I wanted to meet Faulkner, not a Falconer.

From the new – and politically correct – version of the book Birds Of Britain.

Freddy – 26; magpies – 0. Priscilla was voted Neighbor of the Year by the local Home Owners Association.

janet loved to dress up in the living room drapes when showing off her pet merlin…

“Now, Scout…you see that guy over there? He’s the one. Fly over and pick his eyes out.”

Interesting hunting clothes.

As the Brits might say, Painting of Two Birds: One rapt, the other raptor

But she looks like she is still debating the old saying, “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.”

No! Not that bush! Jeez, clean it up, will ya!

“That’s my husband’s mistress, you know what to do. If you fail, your feathers will adorn my next hat.”

When you had 17 of them, you became known as the Crazy Falcon Lady.

She’s been knocking down the owls mail flying to Hogwarts for a decade now.

“A bird in the hand is not better than a bush in two hands.”

“My neighbor’s damn cat may have gotten the first Tweety, but it’s in for a real surprise if it comes after Tweety II.”

The Merlin: 

https://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/detail.php?id=181453 

has info and links that point to info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/faed_john.html 

https://www.the-athenaeum.org/people/detail.php?ID=2361 

http://www.askart.com/artist/John_Faed/11029793/John_Faed.aspx 

http://www.avictorian.com/Faed_John.html 

all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist (again, the askart.com URL can be read in full for free on Fridays), perhaps in addition to than what’s pointed to by the title URL. So far, 2 works by him have been used here. 

https://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2019/10/23?comments=visible 

has the prior (my comment there included the same artist info URLs).

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2364 (January 16, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

Her Ladyship is quite a “prize”. / You can tell from the look in her eyes / that she really enjoys/ having "murderous “toys”/ for whenever she plays, something dies !

“’I’m sorry, Miss, but your bird has passed on! This falcon is no more! He has ceased to be! He’s expired and gone to meet his maker! He’s a stiff! Bereft of life, he rests in peace! If you weren’t holding onto him he’d be pushing up the daisies! His metabolic processes are now history! He’s off the twig! He’s kicked the bucket, he’s shuffled off his mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleeding choir invisible!! THIS IS AN EX-FALCON!!

As in the prime-time ‘80s TV show?

A typical British bird … large eyes that miss nothing, a big, sharp beak, talons for gripping and ripping flesh, ornate feathers, and a nature that can go from docile to demonic in a flash.

Now, let’s talk about the Merlin…

I’m thinking quail for dinner, darling? Is that okay for you?

The merlin is pondering what to do about the mouse Amelia keeps in her bodice.

That’s a lovely painting!

having just paid a large sum for the bird, viola had to skimp on material for dress, using a bed spread.

Seconds before Janet’s chapeau was devoured by her nearsighted falcon. :>)

We had a male Merlin in our city that was trying to defend the same territory as a nesting pair of Peregrine Falcons. One day, the tercel (male falcon) did lunch with the Merlin. That ended the dispute.

Excuse me, it’s Monday. Time for a new comic.