On a positive note, I successfully finished mounting one of two Starlings for a custom order today. It gives me great satisfaction to emerge on the successful side of a challenge like this. Dying them was an adventure unto itself and getting the feathers to lay correctly while mounting (post-coloring) was tricky. I had to make my own forms because mannekins simply aren't available in this size; but any purist in the industry chooses to make their own bodies anyway.
This is number one, carded and setting. It's hard to see the eyes but I'll get a better picture after I remove the plastic and touch up the face.
This is my first custom order as a licensed taxidermist. I feel like I should frame the cash that I'll receive as payment and hang it on my wall. Maybe I'll photocopy it.
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