Sylvie Gerozisis - Birds of Tasmania - Art Print - Wood Duck, Female Olivia Hickey This alpine plant

This alpine plant

and to heal both their endangered world - and unexpectedly - himself

while heavily frosted grasses are held firmly in place by the ice

I was intrigued to observe that the blossoms turned colour from creamy white to pink as they aged

Eroded to smooth flowing shapes over millennia

Sylvie Gerozisis - Birds of Tasmania - Art Print - Wood Duck, Female Olivia Hickey This alpine plantAustralian Wood Duck (Female) 'Birds of Tasmania' Fine Art Print Artwork by Sylvie Gerozisis Pigment ink print on 100% Cotton Rag archival paper Open Edition Print 24 x 30cm (A4) To suit 11 x 14" frame This duck which is related to pygmy geese, is also known as the Maned Duck, because of the mane along the males head and neck, which it can raise or lower. These ducks mate for life and nest in holes in trees, with the adults encouraging the ducklings