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New Zealand Falcon - Above The Mist

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NZ Falcon, karearea (Falco novaeseelandiae) male and female. The male has his talons out, to display the orange underparts and legs.

From a very small child I've loved scale models of landscapes, maps - and views of the countryside looking down from the tops. The opportunity to bring an aerial view of the Urewera National Park ('Land of the Mist') into this book was too good to pass up, and it occurred to me that locals and visitors alike would enjoy it. Fortunately, the author agreed.

If you have tramped, hunted, or spent holiday time in he Urewera, you will recognize the rivers, lakes and mountains depicted here, including the sacred Maungapohatu Mountain and Lakes Waikaremoana and Waikareiti in the foreground.

Illustration from the book "Taketakerau The Millennium Tree".

Acrylic on board 15" x 20".
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Thank you - I appreciate!!