You can trace the history of the canvas decoy back to the turn of the… More

The pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) is our largest woodpecker… More

The male American kestrel has a unique color scheme, one unlike that of… More

Last issue I demonstrated how I carved a rose-breasted grosbeak. In this… More

For this project, I decided to do a simple carving and sculpt a northern… More

The striking colors of the drake redhead are unmistakable on the water,… More

If you think painting is complex, I hope to change your mind. I break down… More

Through my years of decoy carving, I often thought about the beautiful… More

I developed and evolved the techniques presented in this tutorial during… More

A decoy is more than the sum of its parts, of course, but it's still… More

Before adding any color, I like to prime the bird with a couple of coats… More

Last spring, I had two nests in my yard, giving methe opportunity to watch… More

Early in 2012 I learned that the pair competition at the 2014 Ward World… More

Technically, painting is merely the application of colored pigments to a… More

There's a great deal of diversity in the appearance of individual… More