tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552194676204211878.post2552668928527904499..comments2023-11-05T15:27:16.129-08:00Comments on Artist by Nature: Art and Photography by Mandy Hague, Whakatane. : Birds of ParadiseMandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15957064180073048213noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552194676204211878.post-87427669453235698622010-01-08T10:52:55.615-08:002010-01-08T10:52:55.615-08:00Thanks John, I learned something new! We get one o...Thanks John, I learned something new! We get one or two single avocets stray to New Zealand some years but never to my region so I've never seen one. In all honesty I think I painted my male huia beak a little too straight but you have to "wing it" so to speak when the species you are painting is extinct!Mandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552194676204211878.post-41202144089282718542010-01-08T10:43:07.547-08:002010-01-08T10:43:07.547-08:00American Avocets male and femals have different sh...American Avocets male and femals have different shaped bills so that each can hunt in the mud for different prey. Doing so creates less competiton. The Northern harrier here has a much smaller male that feeds mostly oin birds whilke the larger femal feeds on mice, etc.<br /><br />I am a retired birder - mostly watch my kids these days...but someday...<br /><br />Good luck on the exhibition - the paintings are beautiful.John M. Morahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15611426433624317904noreply@blogger.com