Spring 2020
On the cover:
Matt Furcron photographed BRAD SNODGRASS’S MANDARIN DRAKE at the 2019 Columbia Flyway show.
Table of Contents
PAINTING NOTES: Inca Dove
by Jerry Poindexter
(If it looks like it has scales, you’re painting it right.)
PATTERN: Inca Dove by Jerry Poindexter
DEMONSTRATION: Seeing Red
by Tom Christie
(There’s nothing like seeing a redhead drake on the water,
especially when it’s one you carved and painted.)
PATTERN: Redhead Drake by Tom
CLASS NOTES: Wood Thrush
by Rich Smoker
(The first entry in a new series takes you to bird school.)
DEMONSTRATION: Strong Tail, Summer Plumage
by Laurie J. McNeil
(Make sure you carve a long-tailed duck—not a broken-tailed duck.)
BOOK EXCERPT: Del Herbert Shorebirds
by Del Herbert
(A master shorebird carver provides a look into his new book.)
DEMONSTRATION: The Most Beautiful Duck in the World, Part Two
by Brad Snodgrass
(Painting something this gorgeous can be intimidating, if you let it.)
REFERENCE: The Wrens of Winter
by Rick Burkman
(These birds can sing!)
PATTERN and color guide: Winter Wren by Jean Minaudier
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Editor's Column
Annual Index
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