Wooden bell bird sculpture. Each wooden bird is lovingly hand carved from a custom selected bit of New Zealand or locally grown timber to provide its own unique grain pattern and character. As each one is custom carved they are all slightly different in shape and size. The upmost effort has been put into sustainably sourcing all of the materials used to ensure the most gentle of footprints.
Overall Dimensions (mm) – L50 W60 H220
Made from – Locally sourced storm fallen Mountain Beech, Rimu, or sustainably harvested Tasmanian Blackwood
Finished in tung oil then beeswax.
Please not that each one of these birds is totally individual and has its own unique grain finish. Feel free to equire to see what’s in stock and choose the exact wooden bell bird sculpture that’s right for you.
Most New Zealanders can easily recognise the bellbird by its song, which Captain Cook described as sounding ‘like small bells exquisitely tuned’. They have three distinct sounds, and songs vary enormously from one place to another. For example, a study in Christchurch found that birds in three patches of bush on the Port Hills all had different songs.
When Europeans arrived in New Zealand, bellbirds were common throughout the North and South Islands. Their numbers declined sharply during the 1860s in the North Island and 1880s in the South Island, about the time that ship rats and stoats arrived.
For a time it was thought they might vanish from the mainland. Their numbers recovered somewhat from about 1940 onwards. They are almost completely absent on the mainland north of Hamilton, and are still rare in parts of Wellington, Wairarapa, and much of inland Canterbury and Otago.They are recovering in Wellington, parts of Christchurch, and in other places with regular pest control much to the delight of all the local residents who enjoy their song throughout the day.
Find out more here – https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/bellbird-korimako/
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