New Zealand Based maker Tanya Marriott's make beautiful intricate works, I love them all, especially her native New Zealand bird sculptures! See her other work at
tanyamarriott.co.nz
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| Bullers Assistant 2013 |
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| Richard Henry 2010 |
” Richard Henry one of the founding fathers of the new Zealand Kakapo colony, his namesake Richard treacy Henry was a pioneer conservationist and kakapo expert during the mid 19th Century. Richard is credited with developing the world’s first offshore wildlife reserve at Resolution Island in the Milford sound. He translocated hundreds of Kakapo in the hopes that the island would provide protection from predators, but by 1900 stoats reached the island. His efforts were not in vain, as offshore islands now successfully provide the only sanctuary for many endangered New Zealand species. Richard Henry the bird died earlier this year. “
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| Albert Fantail 2012 |
” Albert Fantail has signed up for the first world war, and is off on a great adventure. He leaves behind his parents and many siblings. Yet for all of the challenges and dangers he faces ahead of him, none are as terrifying and damaging as the likelihood of his family nest being predated by rats while he is away. “
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| Paul the Tui 2012 |
