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"Guam Kingfisher"
(1976)
gouache on gray illustration board
Painted during the artist’s first trip to Micronesia in 1976.
This bird was common in northern Guam in 1976, often seen perched on powerlines along highways. But within 10 years, it was extinct in the wild, and remains so today. It survives only in captivity, and cannot be re-introduced because the brown treesnake is still abundant on the island.
(1976)
gouache on gray illustration board
Painted during the artist’s first trip to Micronesia in 1976.
This bird was common in northern Guam in 1976, often seen perched on powerlines along highways. But within 10 years, it was extinct in the wild, and remains so today. It survives only in captivity, and cannot be re-introduced because the brown treesnake is still abundant on the island.
