Piping plover mural

So I haven't done many murals before, but when my good friend and one of my former "bosses" from my job at a biologist for NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife last year asked me to do a mural on her brand spankin' new office wall with piping plovers on it... I couldn't resist.



Piping plovers are an endangered shorebird that migrates to New Jersey in early spring and stays until the end of the summer. They reside on New Jersey's beaches where they spend the early spring months courting and selecting a mate. They form pair bonds and the male and female both do an equal share of the work in caring for the nest. The female will lay 4 eggs, which Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey and NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife closely monitor and work to protect until they hatch into chicks, and hopefully grow into fledglings. The piping plover is an endangered beachnester in New Jersey; can you think of a reason why? Well there are many causes of their low numbers, including habitat destruction, flooding, predation, but one of the biggest problems is human disturbance. That is where YOU can come in to help these birds by sharing the beach and letting them have some space to live and care for their young. Go here to learn more.

I enjoyed working with these birds and helping them last year. That is one reason they were a main subject of many of my art projects. Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey is one of my main benefactors for donations from my wildlife related artwork. Here is the finished PIPL mural:

Check out my website and facebook page for more piping plover and shorebirds related artwork!