A is for… Avocets, Alpine Gentian and Aldabra kestrels What a spectacular way to start this alphabetic journey through John’s work – a colony of avocets on the wing. Beautiful birds and a such a symbol of conservation success they are now the logo for the RSPB. Over half the breeding pairs in the UK […]
Aldabra
Aldabra print available to order online
The print of Birds on the Lagoon Shore, Aldabra is now available through our online shop. The high quality Giclée prints are printed to order and can be posted to addresses world-wide. If you are interested in any of the original artworks please email us to check on their availability. Writing about his experiences in […]
Aldabra Clean Up Project
The Aldabra Clean-up Project have these, the last complete set of John Busby’s Aldabra lithographs for sale. Please contact the ACUP if you would like to buy any of them. You can follow the progress of the team at Facebook /AldabraCleanUp or at Twitter @AldabraCleanUp You can see other Aldabra paintings and drawings by John […]
Aldabra – then and now
In early 1974 John Busby had the chance to join his friend, the zoologist Bryan Nelson, for a few weeks on Aldabra, a large atoll in the Indian Ocean, north of Madagascar, between the Seychelles and the African mainland, 9 degrees south of the equator. At the time Aldabra was run by the Royal Society […]