Mamadou Tall Diedhiou is a Senegalese artist who uses recycled materials to create beautiful works of art; shaping once discarded or overlooked materials into colorful bird sculptures.

"My passion for birds comes from my village, Niomoune," he says. "It is a small, picturesque village populated by all kinds of migrating birds in all seasons. They make their nests, fly in and out, and all the time keep the village animated with their songs."