Gary Eigenberger
Turquoise Browed Mot-Mot
2008, 18.5" x 11" x9" wood |
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With a love for nature and the outdoors, and an intriguing interest in three-dimensional sculpture, Gary Eigenberger started sculpturing animals and birds in clay at an early age. At 14, Gary started sculpturing and carving birds out of wood with his only tool, a pocketknife. By 1987, he became aware of the deep love he had for wildfowl and the art form. Having vivid impressions from observing nature, coupled with his natural artistic sense of design, intricate detail, and realism, allowed him to create various sculptures that have been on exhibit worldwide. He has won many awards including many “Best in Show”, People’s Choice Awards and Best in World.
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| The Turquoise Browed Motmot is a colorful, medium-sized bird of the motmot family, Momotidae. It inhabits Central America from south-east Mexico (mostly the Yucatán Peninsula), to Costa Rica, where it is common and not considered threatened. It lives in fairly open habitats such as forest edge, gallery forest and scrubland. It is more conspicuous than other motmots, often perching in the open on wires and fences. From these perches it scans for prey, such as insects and small reptiles. |
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