BellBird Studio

Welcome

Hi, and welcome to my home page. The primary aim of my site is to exhibit my artwork but if you have arrived here because you were looking for information on New Zealand wildlife, stop a while and have a look around.

Take a look at my profile. You will see I have had extensive experience in New Zealand conservation. You can even blog me if you wish.

All of my artwork is for sale as original work and as limited edition prints. I paint New Zealand flora and fauna and landscapes in both oils and acrylics. I have been painting since 1980 but it hasn’t been until recently that I have had the time to really focus on this interest .

Go to my artwork pages to see what I currently have for sale and their prices.

On 15 December 1982, the first takahe egg to start hatching was moved from the incubator to the model adult takahe which was equipped with a speaker attached to a tape recorder.  I continued to intermittently play adult takahe calls to the hatching takahe.  The chick completely emerged from the egg at 8.10am. 
The body of the takahe [...]