I wonder what Hitchcock would have made of this.
The next topiary along the trail was this show stopper, and like yesterday's topiary also installed newly for this year. The Bird Tree is its title, and it consists of 56 kinds of birds grouped around a tree, set within a pond. Reptiles and amphibians like a turtle, frog, and iguana also feature around its base. All of the 56 are considered endangered, and include a wide array of species as marked on panels around the topiary- the Egyptian vulture, the Javan Hawk-Eagle, the Ouvea Parakeet, Waved Albatross, Great Green Macaw, Oriental Stork, California Condor, and more. I took photos as I walked around it, altering the settings in some of them to brighten things up a bit, leaving other shots alone.
Modern art with a touch of greenery
ReplyDeleteThat is wonderful - I am glad that you lightened some of the photos as it makes the colours and features so much more visible.
ReplyDeleteUm trabalho muito bem elaborado.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e bom fim-de-semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros
That is amazing!
ReplyDeleteWho thought of that? Whose mind works that way? Astonishing!
What an amazing topiary! I love that it features the endangered birds - it's a great way of bringing attention to this problem.
ReplyDelete...how did they construct this?
ReplyDeleteI didn't recognize all the birds, but this is another wonderful topiary.
ReplyDelete@Haddock: that's true!
ReplyDelete@Rosemary: I wish I could have had a sunny day on my visit, but my camera allows for a variance of photo edits that I can save, so I chose some that enhanced colours. I've got more of that coming up.
@Francisco: thank you.
@Sandi: it is very creative.
@Susie: it was a wonder to see.
@Tom: a lot of imagination and a lot of ingenuity.
@Jan: some of the birds are quite foreign to me.
Amazing! It looks like a jumble from some views, others you can see the individual birds. :-)
ReplyDeleteWow! Fantastic pictures
ReplyDeleteAn ambitious topiary full of wonderful
Hello, another amazing sculpture. I would like to see this bird tree. Enjoy your day and weekend!
ReplyDeleteThat has to be the most spectacular of them all!
ReplyDeleteVery elaborate!
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many hundreds of hours it took to finish the job.
Show stopper is an understatement. Nice work on photographing.
ReplyDeletevery cool. love the birds ... what great critters! ( ;
ReplyDeleteWow, that is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAmazing and so creative! So talented!
ReplyDelete@DJan: I was quite impressed with it.
ReplyDelete@Maywyn: thank you!
@Eileen: thanks!
@RedPat: it definitely amazed me.
@Catarina: putting it together probably took the better part of a month before opening.
@Red: thank you.
@Beth: I agree!
@Marleen: it is!
@Nancy: definitely!
Show stopper is right! Very impressive.
ReplyDeleteThe bird tree is incredible. Such creative minds at work here. Lovely photos, William!
ReplyDeleteThat tree is the icing on the cake. It is a show stopper.
ReplyDeleteAnother fascinating series of topiaries photographed!
ReplyDeleteHappy Day to you,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Wow!
ReplyDeleteWow!
Wow!
What a show stopper this is!
All the best Jan
PS Enjoy your weekend
Looks like a fantasy land. Tweeted.
ReplyDelete@Sharon: I thought it was grand.
ReplyDelete@Bill: thank you!
@Fun60: very much so.
@Carol: thank you!
@Jan: thanks!
@Mari: it does.
That tree is phenomenal!
ReplyDeleteWonder what the inspiration was.
ReplyDeleteNow that is a creative piece of art! I'm a huge fan of birds in any form.
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing! What a tribute to the birds. It's so well done!
ReplyDeleteBrightening them really helps! I've been having trouble photographing bright tree leaves with a bright sky!
ReplyDeleteGood work.
This is absolutely extraordinary William, I can honestly say I've never seen such a complex garden topiary before, it's fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThe bird tree is magnificent, most unusual:)
ReplyDeleteIncredible!
ReplyDeleteDer Vogelbaum ist goßartig.
ReplyDeleteTruly amazing work.
ReplyDelete@Marie: it is!
ReplyDelete@Revrunner: however it came about, it was a beautiful concept.
@Betty: it was certainly stunning to see in person.
@Kay: I quite agree.
@Jennifer: I thought it appropriate.
@Grace: it really is.
@Rosie: definitely!
@Denise: absolutely.
@Noke: thank you!
@Klara: I agree.