Bird Art, Gouldian Finch, Denise Goodfellow

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Denise Goodfellow

The work above can be found in her latest book "Birds of Australia's Top End".

Denise Goodfellow came to the Top End of Australia in 1975.
She worked as a music teacher then shot buffalo before standing for Darwin City Council in 1981 in an attempt to save local mangroves.
Learning that Aboriginal people lacked representation she tried to win their trust by accepting an invitation from a senior woman to catch a snake. When treatened with prosecution Aboriginal woman attempted to protect her by making her "black" so she could, like them , hunt legally.

For twenty years Denise has worked as a biological consultant, specialist bird guide, writer and illustrator.

A lot more of her work can be found at her web site:

http://www.denisegoodfellow.com/