Neat little project just delivered. The base is made from wood so there you go! The rock is a reproduction which keeps the weight down
Bufflehead
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Sweet little mount Barry
Perfect! I don't know taxidermy, but I would have to say your work is continually stellar! Chuck
Beautiful bird and work
Those woodys are beautiful mounts.
beautiful birds too.
We got a duck that matches a European Pochard in our stream. Male has been seen with 3 ducklings several times and no one has seen the female. Amazing how excited people get over something different.
Both of those are beautiful!
My idea was a hen sticking here head out of a hole in a dead standing tree with a drake standing on a branch below her. Make it into a lamp with a NE cookie for the base.
Diehard birders have networks that alert them when a rare bird is sited and they'll travel many miles, even catch a flight, to see that bird and add it to their list. Sometimes doesn't even have to be all that rare, just something they haven't seen before. To each their own I guess.
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….and not bad on the table. One of my favorites.
Stunning
Purdy things... And look tasty as well!
I had to look up European pochard. It looks really similar to our canvasback.
It does, also looks like the Common red head. Canvasbacks are known to breed here but red heads are not known to breed here. The eye ring is part of the issue. I'll let the birders fight this one out and sit back. Side note, the ducklings were grey with black beaks.