BOTW #9 march 17 2014 march 24 2014

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Second day of the week and such stunning mounts to be seen.
Tim, thanks for hosting and your bluewinghen looks alive, fantastic
I cannot comment each of this beautiful birds but
Ben, it does not matter if you do a raptor, owl or anything else, it is absolute perfect, brilliant
from me this week, the first of my surf scoters, that I shot 2011 in Alaska,
Rainer

 

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Tim beautiful....really fine detail bill job. well done

Mclagan like your turkey

Birdman.....first merganser seen in a take off pose....cool man

Jay Impressive Canada...landing in decoys good job my friend

Cole nice ducks....is that a mallard x????

Falco no words....speechless, nice man

Ryhodes perfect pose...natural looking on that

Duckinout Beautiful and well done at the Montana show. You really deserve it my friend.

Gc nice ruddy good job

Rainer Love your scoter...unusual pose but perfect like it 100%

great week guys keep on the excellent work all of you

 

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here is a can for this week

 

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Wow! That is about as perfect Canvasback as I have seen. I think the position is incredible. I have one coming up. I hope I do even half as good as you did on this one.

 

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Thanks Tim I can't wait to do my next it's amazing what you can learn in 3 days at a taxidermy competition.

 

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Just a hen, but a really old one. Fairly common with captive old breeder hens to show drake plumage when they age, but this is a wild bird. Not sure how common it is in wild birds.

 

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First of all: WOW! so much nice birds in the last weeks, beautiful jobs you all.
I can not compete with this much talent and never will again. After 4 months of pain and unable to work I'm back! (as good as i can)
Got the test results form the doc and now the pain in my hands is no mystery anymore. Sadly my middle handbones have grown all wrong (with bones for a second thumb in there) and are grinding against each other. They are now worn down and the pain will stay til I have an operation to bind them together somehow. This will make my hands stiff and unusable for taxidermy, :'( so I will hang on as long as i can and not make the operation
Wish me luck so I can have some more years to do taxidermy because it is my life!

European jay from me. I had to replace 3 wingfeathers, they where shot through and barely hanging on :

Greetings, Karin

 

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nice work karin

 

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falco, beautiful mount and base. What a cool bird. What sort of client would have such a bird, this one in particular? Is it from a zoo or other institution, pen raised, … ?

 

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Teal1, that canvasback is beautiful!
Love the clean look and composition.

 

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Very Nice everyone ! unbelivable work ! This weeks , fowl

 

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I just come on here to get base ideas and poses. Actually this thread keeps me inspired . Nice birds guys!!! That crane speaks for its self, just wow !!

Congrats Zach on your Goldeneye. You have the bug now and next year we expect at lot!

Time to retire this wheel and start fresh. Idaho is 90 days away!!!

 

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Again jay, thanks for everything!

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VERY nice lookin' pheasant.

 

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As usual great work everyone and just a great inspiration to stay sharp or get sharper, LOL!!

 

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wow.. great poking mounts. excellent.
Love the pheasant on the wheel … wolfgang, sweet woody.
cool bird.

 

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Awesome birds this week everybody here are a couple of mine

 

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Beautiful work everyone, love the woody and pheasant! Teal1, I can't stop looking at your Can, absolutely awesome!