Color 1: ch 10, starting in second stitch from hook sc 9, turn a quarter and make a sc at the corner, then sc 10 at het other long side of the work, make again a sc at the corner and join with a Slst. Fasten off.

Color 2: Attach new yarn with a Slst at a corner, sc 10, {in next st at the corner: sc 2, ch 1, sc 2},
sc 10, ch 3, ☆ YO 2 times insert hook in cornerstitch, YO and draw through 1, YO and draw through 2, YO and draw through 2☆ Repeat from ☆ to ☆ in same stitch once and in next stitch once {this is the first sc of color 2}, then YO and pull through all the loops forming a cluster of triples. Do not fasten off, but cut yarn and go on with

Color 3: Slst around last triple to attach the new color, sc 3 around same tr, then continue in sc’s of previous row: sc 3, hdc 3, dc 3., {ch 3, dc 1} 8 times, insert hook in next st, YO, draw through 1, insert hook in next st, YO, draw through 1, YO, pull through 3 loops, sc 7, ch 3, Slst in second stitch from hook, sc 1 in last chainstitch, sc 2, join with Slst, fasten off. If you do not like it to become a bird just do not make the beak… Embroiderers, you can go ahead now and embellish the bird. I used small pieces of the crocheted paisley-garland for a tail of the bird.

To make the tail of the bird you can use small pieces of the Paisley garland.

Crocheted and knitted spiral forms
You can crochet or knit a spiral to go with the paisley-bird, if you like. Just have a look at the project page for the crocheted curling forms, the knitted curling forms, or design your own variation. You can also use the filler design of Mbcrochet from the Sensational spirals and Pretty Paisleys CKAL from the ifff-group, week 7, at Ravelry, to let your bird sit on. I made 3 of them, starting with a chain of 35, 45 and 55 stitches.