Frozen — NZ Banded Dotterel Chick in Instinctive Defence
$1,700.00
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The parent called and the chick stopped. Not slowly, not gradually — instantly, completely, mid-step on the open gravel. It doesn't know what the threat is. It just knows to be still, and to trust that stillness is the best defence it has. On a braided riverbed with open sky above and predators that can cover ground fast, that instinct is everything.
A fine art wildlife print by Steve Couper, capturing a baby New Zealand Banded Dotterel chick (Charadrius bicinctus) frozen motionless on the braided riverbed at its parent's warning call — raw fragility, pure instinct, and the delicate struggle of one of Aotearoa's most vulnerable native birds.
- Frozen on the warning call — a Banded Dotterel chick trusting stillness to survive
- Available in multiple sizes to suit any space
- Choose your medium: Hahnemühle Photo Rag — 308gsm cotton rag with a matte finish and exceptional tonal depth, or Chromaluxe Metal — vivid colour on a sleek aluminium panel, ready to hang
- Ships worldwide from New Zealand
Order yours today and bring this fragile moment from New Zealand's braided rivers into your space.