A friend of mine raises birds..he gave me 3 ducks he said they were Shallow widgeons..very pretty duck..never heard of them before and I can't locate an artificial head for them...Does anyone know of a good replacement head for this species..? Or anyone that might carry such a head?
Thanks
TJ
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If he doesnt have them - send him yer head and he'll make artificials for you and add the species to his list - I think thats the deal... I'm working from memory here I hope I got it right...
http://www.finazducks.com/
Thats the proper link for ya. If you go to pricing then bird heads you'll see the offer to repro them free if he doesnt have your specie. While he does have widgeons listed , I didnt see your specie. One way or another he'll be able to help you.
Try looking for a Chiloe (pronounced by most as Shy-low) Wigeon head. Tony has them listed on his site. I think this will solve all your problems.
If not.. get some suppliers on the phone and take some comparision measurements of different wigoen heads.. If I'm not mistaken, All three species have pretty much identical bill shape and color.
Jon
There are three recognised species of Widgeon - The American, commonly called "Baldpate", the Eurasian, and the Chiloe or Southern Widgeon.
The Chiloe widgeon lives in Southern South America. It is sometimes called the Chilean Widgeon. It is named after an island off the coast of Chile, "Chiloe". It is pronounced Chee-low-ay, but sometimes pronounced, "Shilo, or Shy-low in English vernacular.
Tony does have heads, but so does Randy Turner. Since both these gentlemen are among my friends, I would never recommend one over the other, both produce fine works. Tony's address above is correct, Randy's is fakefish@houston.rr.com.
Good luck.
Thanks! I did a google image search and they're Chiloe Widgeons- I must have heard wrong but swore he called them what sounded like "Shallow" Widgeons..anyway, I'm happy to hear that I can find heads for them..I have 3 beautiful drakes..
TJ