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Submitted: December 18, 2011
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Taxidermy - Courting Bee-eatersby *Illahie

Artisan Crafts / Leatherwork / Taxidermy

This was a piece that had been running around in my head for quite some time, and with the taxidermy championships approaching I felt now was the time to realise it.

Courting bee-eaters; the male is offering the female a bumblebee. There's a whole system of non-flex wires going through the skulls. Basically each bird is connected from the feet of one specimen, through the body, through the skull, through the beaks, through the other skull and body to the feet. No movement, and no wires to be seen as it even goes through the bumblebee. Female seated in a relaxed pose with the male hovering in mid-flight, wings just on the return beat which is shown more clearly on his back.

The piece won second place with 87 points and considering the first place won with 91 points I can say I am extremely pleased with the result!

~To whom it may concern, (please read before accusing me of anything!)
NONE of the animals I work on are killed for the purpose of taxidermy alone and most are found along side the road or come from bird/animal breeders in the area.

I am a permit holding and fully registered taxidermist

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Taxidermy - Courting Bee-eaters by ~Illahie Quoting the suggester "An amazing moment preserved by a multi-talented crafts-woman. Her high quality taxidermy honors the beauty of the deceased animals, preserving them for others to enjoy.Please note that none of the animals this artist works with were killed for the purpose of taxidermy alone." ( Suggested by =Inku-inku and Featured by `FrockTarts )

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~Colecanth Jan 28, 2013 Student Traditional Artist

Wow! This is just amazing!

=KreepingSpawn Jan 15, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

Stunning!

The way you solved the "problem" of the hovering male is genius.
I'd really like to see it from other/closer angles.

~LeThor94 Dec 13, 2012

Incredible! Is any of your work in natural history museums? It all seems to belong in such a place!

~IdrewAcow Nov 27, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Absolutely stunning! Very well done!

~pinkypedro Nov 15, 2012

That is a beautiful piece of work. The standard must have been EXTREMELY high for you not to have won to my mind

~Ji-sushi Aug 24, 2012 Hobbyist Artist

wow really nice

*Illahie Sep 8, 2012 Professional Artisan Crafter

Thank you!

*ImaginaryOctopus Apr 30, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

wow, this is really amazing o_o

*Illahie Jul 15, 2012 Professional Artisan Crafter

Thank you!

~invisible-glass Apr 21, 2012

I love this!! The twisting branch and reed base make it look more like a natural photo and the pair are so delicately poised and it just looks fantastic!!

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