Peter R. Gerbert's "The Snail Kites of Grassy Waters" © 2007

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Peter R. Gerbert © 2008 This original design has been copyrighted by the artist and the image has been digimarked. Not for copy or web use unless permission is granted by the artist.
A slightly ruffled female Snail Kite watches over its swampy domain as the sun illuminates from behind in this original acrylic painting by Peter G, now available as a Fine Art Printed on Velvet Fine Art Paper with Epson archival inks.

"The Snail Kites of Grassy Waters" is now available as a Fine Art Print endorsed by the Florida Wildlife Federation.

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Image size approximately 11 by 17 inches. This edition is only being signed & numbered to fifty, with one Artist Proof.

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Apple Snails on the Menu
The Snail Kites of Grassy Waters

They sound good, don’t they? Freshwater Apple Snails are the only delicacy that the rare Florida Snail Kites feed on; Snail Kites are raptor-like, dark brown birds (the females are streaked with some white feathers) that survive mainly in the Everglades and contiguous areas. The restricted diet is one of the main reasons these magnificent birds have become the target for extinction. With unusual behavior, natural charm and its chance of surviving the future hanging by a thread; the Snail Kite has become the subject matter for Peter G’s latest painting “The Snail Kites of Grassy Waters,” commissioned by private collectors in West Palm Beach.

The artist’s quest to see these rare birds in their natural realm took him out in a canoe with professional guide Beth Burger (Program Coordinator, G.W.P.) into the picturesque Grassy Waters Preserve in southeast Florida. To the artist’s delight, a female Snail Kite was spotted by Beth less than twenty yards away. The bird sat calmly perched on the bare branch of a cypress tree, eyeing the vessel and crew as it slowly meandered past. When something caught the inquisitive bird’s eye, it swiftly left the perch, soaring downward and then disappearing into the thick marsh grass.

Always being creative, the artist decided to try to capture the entire landscape with 35mm film. Panning with his camera and taking enough stills to complete a 360 circumference around the water-bound canoe; then handing the camera to Beth to be included! Using some Adobe Photoshop skills and an ingenious HTML code; the pan is animated on a brand new web page.

Download this new web page and watch the full animated 360° pan from the canoe! File size: 307k (please allow several minutes for the page to load if you’re on a dial-up modem.) Note: It only works with Microsoft Internet Explorer (and it may not work if the JAVA on your computer does not comply with the code commands!) Recommended screen resolution 1024 x 768.

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