Taxidermy 1.7

Welcome back everyone! This has been a week of finishing touches for my project. The quail is fully mounted and in the flying position that I wanted it to be in. Unfortunately, due to the fact that one of the wings was broken, the quail looks a little weird on the fly. I tried to re position it to make it look more natural but I was worried I would break more bones in the process. 

To be quite honest, I have struggled a lot with this bird, this last week was spent just trying to get all of the feathers to lay down naturally again. This process requires me to use a tweezers to lift up the feathers and lay them back down just a few at a time. This is a very tedious process that I found frustrating. 

Overall, this project has taught me a lot so far, not only about taxidermy but about being patient. I think that it was not the best idea to mount a quail as my first bird, they are so small and just the smallest mistakes can make a big impact. My dad and I struggled through this project, but it is done. It may not be all that I thought it would be I learned a lot and I can look back on my mistakes and laugh a little. 

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  1. Chaney LaPlanteNovember 21, 2019 at 7:40 AM

    It sounds very difficult but I bet it will just make it that much more worth it afterword. Great work! Attention to detail is a great sign that it will turn out good.

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  2. Katrina RaislerNovember 21, 2019 at 7:42 AM

    It’s nice that you were able to learn more skills than you expected. I’m sure you and your dad did great and it’s a realistic bird!

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