Fall 2017

Table of Contents: 
 
Editor’s Note
(Birds, Old and New)
by Tom Huntington

Pattern: Red-crested Cardinal
(The funny thing about this cardinal? It’s not a cardinal)
by Jerry Poindexter
           
A Bird with Character, Part Two
(The character in this scrub jay starts to come through when you add paint.)
by Jerry Simchuk
           
Ruddy Love, Part Two
(This ruddy is in winter plumage, but adding the right colors shows that spring is on the way.)
by Daniel Montano
           
From Palm Tree to Pintail
(Palm frond carvings have a style of their own, especially this soaring duck.)
by Tom Christie
           
Pattern: A Ringed Teal Drake, Part One
(A decoy carver thinks outside of the pond when he carves this exotic species.)
by Brad Snodgrass
           
Loon and Chicks
(This sneak peek of our latest workbench project will have you feeling loony.)
by Laurie J. McNeil
           
The Trickster
(The magpie is a beautiful bird, but it can also be kind of a pain.)
by Rick Burkman