This painting of a New Zealand Pateke has been completed by me over the course of four days to raise money for Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust!

Painting:

• oils on canvas board
• 17.5cm high, 12.5cm wide

Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust specialises in the care of waterfowl, but also takes in all kinds of native and non-native birds.

What does WBRT Do?

• Many of the rescued birds brought to WBRT are injured and require special care
• WBRT looks after and raises a large number of orphaned ducklings
• WBRT is part of the captive breeding program for the Brown Teal/Pateke.

There are only abour 2500 Pateke left in New Zealand, and WBRT's efforts have meant that eighteen ducklings have been successfully released back into the wild!

Over 1000 birds a year are helped by WBRT.

Help us help WBRT! Please donate if you can, but there are other ways to help!

You Can:

• Volunteer
• Save newspaper, shredded paper, and old towels to donate
• keep an eye out for fruit and vegetables that may be discarded by businesses and could be donated instead - ducks love veges and fruit!
• Adopt a bird

For more information on ways to help WBRT please visit: https://www.wbrt.org.nz/how-you-can-help.html