Wooden Bowl by Mark Russell - Kauri No394 native new zealand bird but predation by introduced mammals

but predation by introduced mammals brought it to the brink of extinction - a low point of about 50 birds only in the mid 1990s

but in good light tui have a blue

helps healing

while the North Island species was restricted to Hen Island in the Hauraki Gulf

Queenstown from Kelvin Heights

Wooden Bowl by Mark Russell - Kauri No394 native new zealand bird but predation by introduced mammalsMark Russell (woodturner) created this bowl from the wood of the NZ Kauri tree. All bowls have a high quality oil finish. They are food safe, so can be used for food or alternatively can be displayed as an art piece. Mark's creations are from a selection of NZ native timbers and NZ grown exotic timbers and sometimes even select native driftwood. 18cm across widest point 10cm high