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we rescued a stunned bird today from being trampled on the sidewalk

Red breasted Nuthatch cuteface mcfluffybird

Photographer: Stephen DeSantis

Model: Isabella Rotman

Photographer: Stephen DeSantis

Model: Isabella Rotman

Falling Parakeet . Taxidermy . Isabella Rotman 2012

Bird Skull . 2012

Reeves pheasant, one of my first birds.

Matching India Blue Peacocks…  finished and ready for ebay! I’m so proud.

Here are some ‘in process’ shots for working on two india blue peacock mounts! I’m pretty excited about this.

The steward on the Corwith Cramer, Ashley, asked me to design this tattoo for her. The idea is that a sailor can get a tattoo of a swallow after they travel 5,000 miles by sea. Since swallows always travel in pairs, most people wait until they travel 10,000 miles and get two swallows. The reason it is a swallow, I hear, is because swallows always find their way home.

White Throated Sparrow . Isabella Rotman . 2011 . Micron Pen . Chicago Field Museum