One of the most elegant of the sandpiper family, the green sandpipers (tringa ochropus) nest is unusual for a wader, as it chooses the old nests of other birds or even squirrels in trees and adds very little new material.
Their favoured habitats are small pools and reservoir edges inland, and marshes on the coast. It is a shy bird, and when disturbed will take off almost vertically on its strong wings with a loud clear call, towering to great heights with much turning and falling, showing the distinctive black and white tail bars which complete its beautiful dappled plumage.
Beautifully hand carved and painted wood.
Size: 24cm high (9.5”)
