The clouds scud rapidly overhead, throwing reflections into the blue-green waters, where a rare brown teal moves swiftly across the pond.

Once wide-spread, the Brown Teal is now rare due to predation and loss of habitat. They now exist mainly on New Zealand's off-shore islands such as Great Barrier and Tiritiri Matangi.

I have a passion for portraying endangered species. We have such a responsibility to protect the wildlife we have left. This painting is based on a brown teal is witnessed on the wildlife refuge island Tiritiri Matangi.

Artwork is ready to frame or hang as is gallery wrapped, (painted on all sides and hung with eye-hooks and cord) and is rendered in professional artists’ acrylic on stretched canvas.