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Betty Salter Art » Seascapes » Dawn At Puponga
Detail: Dawn At Puponga
Dawn At Puponga (2003), Golden Bay, New Zealand
Puponga is the last settlement before Farewell Spit, at the upper tip of the South Island of New Zealand.
The waters of Golden Bay are very shallow here, and with receding tides, Waders and Seabirds gather in large numbers to feed on the intertidal flats.
The sense of stillness at sunrise is a fine reward for waking early.
Farewell Spit is one of six sites in New Zealand designated under the Ramsar Convention as a Wetland of International Importance. It has particular importance as a staging area for migrating birds.
The Spit curves off into the distance behind the small islands in centre of the painting.
