Careel Bay Shorebirds

Commissioned by Pittwater Council

CAREEL BAY is tucked in a corner of Pittwater, between Avalon and Palm Beach on the end of the Barrenjoey Peninsula. The bay has extensive mudflats with a rich diversity of benthic organisms and attracts what is, sadly, a dwindling migratory shorebird population. Housing development – causing a loss of roosting space, disturbance by watercraft and dogs and changes to Careel Creek which has caused the spread of mangroves are all contributing to the shrinking shorebird numbers.

Education, celebration, conservation

AS PART of measures to reduce disturbance, Pittwater Council commissioned me to create a series of signs which celebrate the birds of the mudflats and the mangroves. The “Endless Summer” sign tells of the remarkable annual migration of migratory shorebirds from mudflats like those of Careel Bay to the tundra of the Arctic Circle, where these birds breed. The sign, laser etched in black and white onto 900 mm x 600 mm aluminium, also includes information about shorebird identification and local conservation measures.

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