This may sound like a strange request, but I've been searching for a pair of large bird wings for some time now. If anybody has any to offer, I am VERY interested!
I don't need any other bird parts; the body is of no use to me. I just need entire wings so that I can mount them and use them as angel-type wings in an upcoming shoot....the bigger, the better!
White wings are preferred, and black wings will also do nicely. Brown wings, if large enough, can still work. I don't know very much about bird types and wingspans, but that's where you guys come in. ;) Any help will be greatly appreciated. Full prop credits will go to you if you desire.
Also, if anyone just has tips about what I could possibly get and where (and what types of birds I have no hope in getting), I would really appreciate it.
Please e-mail me at model_angelica@yahoo.com with any information. Thanks!
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Look for breeders who raise Whooper or Trumpeter Swans.
You're probalby looking at between $500 and $2500 to acquire the bird.
Swan wings would be the largest white wings I can think of that could be legally obtained.
Good Luck.
Jon
Your best bet is to have someone manufacture replica wings out of something like turkey feathers. A lot of the big birds are federally
protected and owning so much as a single feather is a no-no. Things like domestically raised fowl are legal tho and in talented hands can
be worked into the wings you are after =) Just be sure of the the source of your feathers as often the people selling them aren't aware of the laws.