Service · Birds
Bird mounts, hand-cleaned the way feathers actually want to be cleaned.
As with all my mounts, I take pride in my bird mounts. I have developed special techniques and methods that work very well in producing a long-lasting, beautiful bird mount.
General info on my methods
I do NOT tumble my birds.
I do NOT "tumble" my birds. Tumbling causes damage to the primary wing feather tips, tears skin where there are shot holes, and leaves you fighting forever to get all the dust out of the feathers. I'd rather take longer and clean each bird carefully by hand.
Birds are skinned with the body intact wherever possible, washed and dried with techniques that respect both feather barbs and the underlying skin, and mounted on forms that match the bird's actual size and pose — not a generic blank.
The result is a bird that looks alive, holds its color, and doesn't shed dust onto your shelf six months later.
Waterfowl
Ducks & geese
Drakes, hens, divers, puddlers, geese — preserving the iridescence in the speculum and head feathers is the whole game.
Upland
Gamebirds
Pheasant, grouse, woodcock, quail. Posing makes or breaks an upland mount — let's pick something that suits the bird.
Spring & fall
Turkey
Full strut, half-strut, fan-and-beard plaque — a turkey mount has more options than most. We'll choose what fits your bird.
Recent work
Bird mounts from the studio.
Field care
Birds are easy if you handle them right.
First, decide if the bird is fully feathered enough to mount. Then handle it carefully and avoid anything that might stain or break the feathers. Frozen birds ship fine via UPS — call before shipping.
Ready when you are
Got a bird in the freezer?
Call the studio and we'll talk through species, pose options and timing.