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	There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before. – Robert Lynd Alexander Wilson was a flop as a poet. Born in 1766 in Scotland, the young man penned page after page of what was kindly termed “boring” verse, but which did feature the raw, earthy life of the average Scot, along with something of the nature of the land and wildlife. He carried what skills he had to America in 1794, where he took up teaching, having been unable to get anyone to publish his works. Moving down the coast, he found himself in Grey’s Ferry, Pennsylvania, living just down the street from famed naturalist William Bartram.

Sandpiper Metal Bird Figurine (Set of 2)

Sandpiper décor
Painted metal
5 x 5 inches

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Finch Garden Stake

Chickadee yard décor
Resin, metal
19.75 x 6.5 x 4 inches

Flamingo Garden Statues

Striking yard art
Cast iron, copper finish
Sold as a pair

Chickadee Figurine

Exquisite gift
Painted resin
11 x 5 x 12 inches

Yellow Bellied Sapsucker Figurine

Nature art
Painted resin
6 x 6 x 7.5 inches

Green Woodpecker Figurine

Bird watcher's gift
Painted resin
5 x 5 x 6.25 inches

Loon with Chicks Figurine

Wilderness beauty
Painted resin
8.5 x 6 x 4.5 inches

Swampland Common Figurine

Lifelike art
Painted resin
5.5 x 5.5 x 5 inches

Watchful Oriole Figurine

Lifelike art
Painted resin
5.5 x 7.5 x 7 inches

Blue Bird Figurine

Natural beauty
Painted resin
5 x 5 x 6.25 inches

Bluebird Figurine

Nature's masterpiece
Painted resin
7 x 5 x 6 inches

Mallard Duck Tree Face

Humorous yard décor
Coldcast, hand-painted resin
19 x 18 x 6 ¾ inches

Large Pelican Yard Statue

Pelican sculpture
Painted metal
13 x 20 x 8 inches

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Standing Egret Garden Statue

Wild bird art
Painted metal
16.5 x 41.75 x 3.5 inches

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Metal Heron Yard Decor

Nature art
Painted metal
8 x 11.5 inches

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Bird Key Hider

Bird keyholder
Made of resin
9 x 5 x 5.5 inches

White Pelican Figurine

Superb figurine
Painted resin
3 x 5.5 x 8.5 inches

Robin Figurine

Exquisite workmanship
Painted resin
7.5 x 5.25 x 6.5 inches

Great Horned Owl Figurine

Remarkable detail
Painted resin.
5 x 5 x 12 inches.

Hawk Owl Figurine

Exacting detail
Painted resin
9 x 2.5 x 8 inches

Atlantic Puffin Figurine

Charming figurine
Painted resin
6.5 x 8 x 7 inches

Pheasant Figurine

Natur'es creation
Resin, wood base
6 x 6 x 9 inches

Hawk Figurine

Incredible detail
Resin, wood base
8 x 7 x 9 inches

Mallard Duck Figurine

Incomparable sculpture
Resin, wood base
6 x 6 x 6 inches

Turkey Figurine

American classic
Resin, wood base
6 x 6 x 9 inches

Blue Jay Figurine

Color of the wild
Resin, wood base
5 x 5 x 7 inches

Pheasant Sculpture

Superb craftsmanship
Made of resin
13 ½ x 8 x 7 inches

Red Tailed Hawk Figurine

Incredibly detailed
Handcast, handpainted
6 ½ x 15 ½ inches

Standing Flamingo Garden Decoration

Outdoor décor
Handpainted metal
17.25 x 40 inches

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Pheasant Couple Figurine

Precise detail
Painted resin
8 x 6 x 8 inches

Flamingo Family Figurine

Wildlife art
Painted resin
9 x 5 x 9 inches

Mallards Figurine

Executive gift
Hand cast, hand painted
11 x 7.5 x 9.25 inches

Standing Heron

Versatile accent
22 inches tall

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Flamingo Figurine

Whimsical flamingo
Painted resin
4 x 2 x 6 inches.

Pheasant Figurine

Intricate detail
Handpainted resin
13 x 7 x 12 inches

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Flying Pheasants Figurine

Simply stunning
Handpainted resin
9 x 9 x 10 inches

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Splats Woodpecker Tree/Wall Art

Woodpecker design
13 inches wing to wing

Stork With Baby Figurine

Cute Gift for New Parents
10 Inches Tall
Painted Resin

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Pelican Garden Statue - Petey

Large Garden Decoration
Made of Resin
24 Inches Tall

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Bluebird on Blossom Figurine

Lovely bird figurine
Painted resin
5.5 x 5 x 4 inches

Garden Sparrows Fork Hook

Charming and handy!
Painted resin
13 x 3.25 inches

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Everything Old Is New Again Welcome Sign

Spring theme
Stonecast resin
10 x 6.8 inches

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Garden Sparrows Wind Chime

Garden tool theme
Painted resin
5 x 22 inches long

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Garden Sparrows Bless This Garden Stake

Bird theme blessing
Painted resin
4.75 x 11.75 inches

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Garden Sparrows Trowel Hook

Gardening themed
Painted resin
11.75 x 4.5 inches

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Garden Sparrows Bird Feeder

Charming tool design
Painted resin
5.5 x 11.5 inches

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Garden Sparrows Bless The Gardener Stake

Delightful bird theme
Painted resin
4.75 x 11.75 inches

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Great Horned Owl Figurine

Lifelike Detailing
Painted Resin
Wood Base
6 Inches x 12 Inches Tall

Summer Cardinals Figurine

Gray Rock Collection
7 1/2 Inches Tall
Painted Resin

American Goldfinch Figurine

Outstanding wildlife figurine
Painted resin. Wood base.
5 x 5 x 6 inches

Blue Jay Couple Figurine

Fine audubon figurine
Painted resin
9 x 6 x 8.5 inches

Winter Cardinals Figurine

Lifelike Detail
10 Inches Tall
Gray Rock Collection

Macaw Parrot Figurine

Gray Rock Collection
12 Inches Tall
Handpainted Resin

Loving Parrots Figurine

Gray Rock Collection
Painted Resin
12 Inches Tall

Hawk and Rabbit Figurine

Wildlife scene
Painted resin
8 x 5.5 x 12.5 inches

Kestrel Bird Figurine

Lifelike Figurine
Gray Rock Collection
7 Inches Tall

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Peacock Figurine

Gray Rock Collection
13 1/2 Inches Tall
Handpainted Resin

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Geese Figurine

Stunning wildlife design
Painted resin, wood base
high

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Gray Pelican Figurine

Incredible detail
Painted resin, wood base
9.5 x 6 x 8.5 inches

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Owl Figurine - Beasties Orville

Design by John Raya
Handpainted Resin
4 Inches x 4 Inches

Mallard Figurines Set

Set of 4
Handpainted Resin
Tallest: 4 1/2 Inches

Owl Figurines

Set of 6
4 Inches Tall Each
Handpainted Resin

Penguin Figurines

Set of 6
Handpainted Resin
3 1/2 Inches Tall

Hummingbird Suncatcher

Oval Shape
Painted Glass
6 Inches Tall

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Glass Swan Vase

Collector's delight
Colored, clear glass
3 ½ x 2 ½ x 6 ¼ inches

Swan Glass Wedding Favor

Blown Glass
2 1/2 Inches Tall

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Glass Hummingbird

Collectible treasure
Clear, tinted glass
3 ¾ x 4 x 3 ¾ inches high

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Glass Love Birds

Miniature treasure
Clear glass, mirror
2 ½ x 3 ¼ inches high

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Bird Figurines

At loose ends, and suffering periodic deep depressions, Bartram suggested he take up the sketching of birds, since his love of nature had not waned after leaving Scotland. In this, he would be more wildly successful, than he ever dreamed of as a poet. Nobody knows when his American Ornithology was conceived, but his creative passions turned to studying and reproducing the wildlife of America, and what time was left over, he devoted to finding a publisher. In 1808, the first of nine volumes made their appearance, even as Wilson was off on another trip, to drum up subscribers to pay for his project. These periodic journeys were frequently made on foot, and it was nothing for him to walk from Pennsylvania through Florida, recording the bird life of each region he passed through.

Wilson succeeded not only as the artist who captured birds in the full glory of their plumage and natural settings, but his observations were so plainly the work of someone with a passion for the subject, that the accompanying text far outstripped the quality of any poetry. But his self-imposed rough travel to study birds in their habitat, eventually took their toll, and he died in 1813.

While Wilson was doing the artwork for his “cyclopedia”, he mentored a young John James Audobon. Born in Santo Domingo but raised in France, Audobon immigrated to America in 1803, at the age of 18. He brought with him a passion for birds, nature and drawing. Over the next ten years, he would hunt, draw birds, and marry while living on the family property near Philadelphia. There, he conducted the first bird-banding experiment, discovering that Eastern Phoebes returned to the same nests, every year.

After a business failure, he left his wife and sons at home, and with nothing but a gun, drawing materials and an assistant, he set off down the Mississippi River to expand his growing collection of bird drawings. In 1826 he was off to England, with the first plates for the American Woodsman. That unqualified success was followed by an even bigger one, with Birds of America, a collection of 435 life-sized prints. Audobon’s works would soon eclipse those of his early mentor, Alexander Wilson.

From those two pre-eminent artists of nature, came the inspiration for others to produce bird figurines with the same attention to detail, that had made the books so compelling. Woodcarving in America turned from a simple pastime, occasionally useful for making duck decoys, to a highly competitive art, where outlining each barb on the shaft of a feather, became a challenge to the artist. Soon, such favorites as cardinals, hummingbirds, chickadees and doves were seen in crystal, porcelain, and hand-cast pottery. Bird figurines turned up on wedding cakes, mantels, and the shelves of collectors with an eye for wildlife art.

Bird Bits

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The bones of a pigeon, weight less than its feathers