Hi all,
After re-reading what I sent last night in reply to
Martin Butterfield’s query, I should clarify something I wrote. I said
that the legs are tied under the metal rod. This should be…. the legs
are tied on top of the rod with the thread going underneath the rod. This helps
to give strength to the specimen as a whole as really all that is left with the
specimen when it is completed is part of the skull, the wing bones and the legs
bones. The rest is skin (obviously with the feathers attached) and whatever
material is used to stuff the bird – generally NOT cotton wool as most
people believe. I hope this all makes sense.
Cheers,
Mark
