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by Barry Kent MacKay
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Accessorize your life with unique stickers from an independent artist! Our vinyl stickers are available in four different sizes and are kiss-cut to create a 1/8" border around the perimeter of the design. Each sticker has an adhesive backing with plenty of stickiness to cling to any smooth surface while still being easy to remove.
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The Baikal Teal (Sibirionetta formosa) used to be put in the same genus, Anas, as the far more familiar and widely distributed Mallard (Anas... more
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Stickers should be applied to clean, smooth surfaces at room temperature.
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The Baikal Teal (Sibirionetta formosa) used to be put in the same genus, Anas, as the far more familiar and widely distributed Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) but in 2009 a molecular phylogenetic study led to this species being put into a distinct genus, ahs had been proposed in 1929. The generic name drives from sibiricus, which is Latin for Siberia, and Netta, Ancient Greek for a “duck”. The species name, formosa, derives from the Latin formosus, meaning beautiful. Sadly, this beautiful Siberian duck is in decline in its native land of eastern Asia, including Lake Baikal, where it was once seen in vast flocks. It breeds in boreal forest wetlands and tundra. I was fortunate to encounter it wintering in Japan in a shallow pond whose bottom reflected an odd greenish hue that I tried to capture in the painting. Conservation can work and the good news is that this species is showing signs of recovery, I am pleased to say. It surely is one of the prettiest of any waterfowl. This paintin...
Renowned Canadian bird artist, writer, naturalist, and conservationist, Barry Kent MacKay has “always been an admirer of birds, anxious to see them, paint them, and care for them.” Barry’s biological and ecological accuracy has put him in demand for commissions, to illustrate books, scientific journals and various print and digital media. He has painted birds and other wildlife from around the world, often life size, working in oils, watercolours, and acrylics. He prefers to sell original art, and keeps prices low. “Actual, original art should be affordable for middle class buyers,” he says. “I avoid having to depend on selling reproductions so that the market does not dictate what I paint, which can often be little-known...
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