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"Gamini Ratnavira is one of the most talented wildlife artists I have known. He is a passionate conservationist who shares his love of life and nature through his painting."

--Michael W. Hager Ph.D. Executive Director San Diego Natural History Museum

Visit Gamini and Lisa here.

Julia Seitre

Roland Seitre

Fine Art photography from
photo-journalist team
visiting Nido Adoptivo

Roland and Julia Seitre are husband/wife veterinarians who have extended their passion for animals into careers as professional freelance photo-reporters. Since 1983 their work (first picture published by "La Vie") has been published by all major French publications and many foreign.

Their features generally look for the various forms of interactions and exploitations of wildlife by humanity: rational utilisation, research and conservation, over-exploitation, refuges, ecotourism... They work around the world, but spend a bit more time in South America, South-East Asia and Oceania. Their expeditions often last for two to three months to facilitate in-depth development of their features. Their three children accompany them when possible.

Roland completed his veterinary thesis in 1985. He is attached to the National Natural History Museum of Paris (1987): field naturalist in Ornithology-Mammalogy.

Julia completed her veterinary thesis, 1987. They have been married since 1986 and live in Marray, France.

Visit Roland and Julia here.

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RAFFLE ITEM "A"

A Year's Supply From

$2,500 worth of PVC toys with free shipping


Winner selects from Kitchen Sinks, Gyms, Forever Toys -- anything made of PVC -- in whatever sizes and styles they want for their birds. (If you can't use that much, they'd make great bird club auction items or a donation to your favorite charities.)
Visit Jeff and Barbara here.

RAFFLE ITEM "B"

Original Painting by Gamini Ratnavira
Honoring the Nido Adoptivo project in Bolivia.

This 8-inch by 10-inch oil on canvas is matted and custom framed. It is valued at $1,500.

RAFFLE ITEM "C"

Matted and custom-framed original Fine Art print
by renowned French photo-journalist Roland Seitre.

Another study from Nido Adoptivo, this 12-inch by 18-inch Fine Art Giclee print is on semi glossy paper with 100-year luster pigment inks, ultrachrome. It is signed by the artist and comes with a certificate of authenticity.

Roland wrote:

Hello Laney,
this picture has a story:
it is one of the first I shot on the trip. the trip was very tough with lots of rain and running around and problems of all sorts with the logistics and little sleep and on top my computer with a new program... with which I lost a file of 20 pictures.
this is one of the "lost pictures." no more original file BUT althought the file was lost I still had a view of it on the computer screen. we struggled but finally managed to retreive this "ghost image" in a format was large enough to do this print!
the bird is landing and blury by movement while the box is sharp. note the original nest hollow in the palm tree above which had become a drinking spot (water overflowing darkening the tree trunk).
Roland

RAFFLE ITEM "D"

Imported Flemish Tapestry

This Flemish tapestry of a Scarlet Macaw is from Brugge, Belgium. It measures 27" wide by 52" long (70cm by 140cm) and has "pocket" on back for curtain rod wall mounting