Another mural I spotted on the side of a building recently in Paihia. This one is also painted by artist Erika Peace (like the one I shared on the side of a cliff) and it's called "Kokako" as part of the Focus Paihia Project. "Kokako" is the maori word for our Blue Wattled Crow, a species which was endangered but is now slowly recovering. These birds live in various parts of the north island of NZ such as Northland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Little Barrier, Tiritiri Matangi Islands etc, they have a blue grey body, a striking black mask over their face and blue wattles under the throat.
Also on the mural is a depicting of fish which live in the Bay of Islands along with red Pohutukawa flowers and green Kawakawa leaves.
Linking up with Mural Monday.
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...there's a lot to like here, I reminds me of murals in Maui!
Birds and other creatures in New Zealand are just too wonderful to imagine for those of us who haven’t had a chance to really look closely at them. We were making an effort to arrange a birding trip there and we were blindsided by the virus. We hope for better luck in the future.
be well... mae at maefood.blogspot.com
They are lovely murals.
Very, very beautiful, I can imagine a lot of people stop and just... look, enjoy, "scan" this. Thank you for sharing this.
A lovely mural, the kokako is particularly striking.
The bird is striking. I have never heard of it before
Very nice... ah those colours
Nice bird and unusual fish. Quite a beautiful mural Amy. Thanks for participating in Monday murals.
Very pretty and beautiful colours.
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