What's in the mail?

H E double hockey sticks - I usually just stick them up on the shelf as I know its going to be awhile before I use them.
 
Snipe. Beautiful birds and quite sporty. Not too bad on the table as well.
I bet nobody else got a load of fly tying feathers in the mail today. I'm GIDDY! Thank you Ray!!!
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I'm jealous. I am tying those sakase kebari, reverse hackle flies, and you have some great stuff in there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm jealous!!! I am tying those darn sakasa kebari flies and some of those feathers would be great!!!!

What bird are those from? Doesn't look like any chicken I've ever seen.
Speaking of all these feathers!!I just found an old email with a word doc attached from a guy outta Wisconsin. He was looking to buy duck feathers for fly tying and the doc had instructions and pricing for quite a few different ducks
 
Danged spell check! Merganser. People around here don't like eating them - so they don't harvest any. Guess I'll have to eventually go out myself.
 
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The RB and Commons I never see. Always have some hooded in the freezers for clients. I know I have side pocket(flank) feathers from some and from some woodducks.
 
The RB and Commons I never see. Always have some hooded in the freezers for clients. I know I have side pocket(flank) feathers from some and from some woodducks.
You say Merganser, none of those come to mind. Used to just seeing the the Red headed.
 
Awesome mounts Barry.
OH no those are not mine! They are Birdman Studios out of Colorado Spring - the top dog!! I just grabbed photos from his gallery since I knew he would have examples of all three

The Hoodie in particular, but the Red Breasted also. Now if you have any Chinese merganser we may have a game changer!!!
NOW you are just being mean... I wish!!

I do have the golden side pockets/flanks from woodducks if anyone is interested

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The rest of my kreg clamps showed up today.
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Got a drawer full of kreg stuff now, lol. Not sure if the clamps will stay there or not. For now I guess it's ok.
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This is a brain coral. I saw the results of someone stabilizing and dyeing one for knife blocks and thought it would look really cool as a bowl. Not sure when I'll get to it but hopefully I will soon.

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