Prints and Cards by Tim Halliday
BARNACLE GEESE
Barnacle Geese spend the winter in Scotland, northern England and Ireland. They breed on islands in the north Atlantic, such as those around Greenland and Svarlbard. Unusually, they nest on cliffs and, after hatching, the chicks have to leap to the ground. In medieval times, before their breeding habitat became known, it was widely believed that barnacle geese developed from barnacles living on diftwood.
Print size 455 x 610mm, Edition of 50
Price £130.00
CARMINE BEE-EATERS
Found across Africa south of the Sahara, Carmine Bee-eaters are highly gregarious, breeding in dense colonies in cliffs. They have an appetite for grasshoppers and often ride on the backs of large mammals and birds, such as ostriches, who disturb the grasshoppers. They are attracted to bush fires, where they catch insects escaping the flames.
Print size 300 x 420mm, Edition of 50
Price £85.00
EUROPEAN BEE-EATERS
Found across southern Europe, north Africa and Asia, the European Bee-eater is only occasionally seen in Britain. A highly gregarious bird, it nests in tunnels in sandy banks. Males and females form stable pair-bonds, both sexes feeding the young.
Print size 300 x 420mm, Edition of 50
Price £85.00
WHITE-FRONTED BEE-EATERS
Found in southern Africa, White-fronted Bee-eaters often pair for life. They nest in tunnels which they dig in vertical cliffs. Breeding pairs are often assisted in feeding the young by helpers, who may be breeding birds in another season.
Print size 300 x 420mm, Edition of 50
Price £85.00
CROWNED CRANES
The Crowned Crane occurs widely in Africa south of the Sahara, and is the national bird of Uganda. It lives mostly in dry savannah, but also occurs in marshes. Its numbers have declined by around 50% in the last 20 years and it is categorised as Endangered by the IUCN. Its decline is due to being exploited by people for food.
Print size 300 x 420mm, Edition of 50
Price £85.00
GALAHS
A native of Australia, and also known as the Rose-breasted Cockatoo, the Galah is becoming increasingly common, as forests and woodlands are cleared. They can form huge flocks that cause great damage to crops and gardens. They nest in hollow trees.
Print size 400 x 942mm, Edition of 50
Price £160.00
KINGFISHER
Kingfishers live along still or slow-moving water, hunting for fish from riverside perches. They are fiercely territorial, defending at least 1km of river and they nest in a burrow in the river bank. They suffer high mortality in severe winters.
Print size 330 x 480mm, Edition of 50
Price £85.00
MANDARIN DUCK
A native of east Asia, the Mandarin Duck was added to bird collections throughout the world because of the male’s extravagant and colourful plumage; the female is a very drab creature in comparison. In the UK it has escaped from bird collections and breeds in nature. Its numbers in the wild are declining.
Print size 240 x 330mm, Edition of 50
Price £60.00
ATLANTIC PUFFINS
Puffins spend most of their lives at sea, returning to coastal colonies in spring to breed. Most numerous around Iceland and Norway, they also breed in Britain, especially on off-shore islands. They are protected in Britain, where their numbers have declined in recent years, due to a decline in the small fish on which they feed, introduced predators and oil-spills. The red and yellow covering of the bill is shed after breeding, leaving a smaller, black bill.
Print size 330 x 480mm, Edition of 50
Price £85.00
RED-BREASTED GEESE
Red-breasted Geese breed in northern Siberia and spend the winter in southeast Europe. They breed close to Peregrine Falcon eyries, thus gaining protection from foxes and other nest-predators. Their numbers declined markedly in the mid-20th century, probably because of a reduction in the numbers of Peregrine Falcons, caused by agro-chemical pollution. A further, more recent decline is due to reduction in their wintering habitat and they are now categorized as Endangered.
Print size 455 x 610mm, Edition of 50
Price £130.00
SHELDUCKS
Shelducks are native to Europe and Asia and are commonly seen on salt marshes, estuaries, reservoirs and lakes. They nest in tree holes and rabbit burrows. After leading their ducklings to water, most adults in the British shelduck population go to the north German coast to moult, leaving their young in large crèches, of up to 100 ducklings, supervised by a few adults.
Print size 320 x 480mm, Edition of 50
Price £85.00
VULTURINE GUINEAFOWL
The largest species of guineafowl, Vulturine Guineafowl live in dry savannah and grassland in Ethiopia, Kenya and north Tanzania. They are very gregarious, living in groups of 20 to 50 birds.
Print size 330 x 480mm, Edition of 50
Price £85.00