Quoted from the Waite Arboretum information pages 'Waterbirds' by Meliesa Judge. The sculpture features a set of five birds. The central figure is a male bird with wings outstretched protecting the female nesting bird and their young. Water Birds reflects the strength and liquidity of working with the medium of bronze while the colours compliment its surrounding environment. The artist Meliesa Judge was awarded a Churchill fellowship to study in France in 2001. This photo does not show the mother bird as it was not easy to incorporate her into the frame. Focal length 55mm F16 1/13s ISO100 on monopod