I have to disagree with reviews that say the birds are "antiqued."  They are smooth porcelain in appearance.  If you look closely, you can see some fine crackling which is not apparent when you see them on the wall.  It was my own fault that I did not check the size of the birds.  I thought they would be bigger than they actually are.  The colors are just as they appear online, and they make a unique, satisfactory wall display.  My husband and I used postal stickers to space them on the wall; then we nailed them, hung the birds, and removed stickers.  They were pretty easy to hang in this way.  If you are going to hang them as pictured, plan on putting them on a small wall.