I'm one of those people who likes to walk around other towns looking to take photos of things I see that others don't think much of. Last week in Rawene while B was spending a penny I spotted this mural on the front of a garage door in the main part of town. It's a NZ Tui bird with what looks like a monarch butterfly to the right - I've no idea who painted it, despite researching but I think it's a very pretty piece of Kiwiana.
Our Tui live throughout the country, they have different coloured feathers of blue green and bronze hues with a tuft of white featers under their necks. They are not a threatened species but love to eat fruits and nectar such as Puriri, Kowhai, Fuchsia, Rewarewa, Flax, Pohutukawa, Gums and Banksias.
It is such a treat seeing them as they are so different from other birds.
Linking up with Mural Monday.
13 comments:
Interesting adornment for a garage door.
We are the same. Just walking around with camera...just in case.
...I'm with you, I never know what I'll find!
What an awesome way to prettify a boring old garage door :)
I carry my camera with me everywhere I go, but I've never seen a garage door this pretty before.
I just love that tui.
Never heard of Tui. I'm glad I did now. Such a beautiful bird
Beautiful.
What a clever way to brighten an ordinary garage door.
What a pretty garage door, I wouldn't mind having something like this painted on my doors. Beautiful bird and butterfly, thanks for participating Amy.
It’s a gorgeous bird at least going by the painting of it! I’d love to see a live one someday (in your picture...the way things are going, I’m afraid my chNces of getting there in person aren’t very good at all.).
Street art Is Always cool !!ew
Good idea for a garage door, nice artwork too
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