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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.
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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
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Flamingo Garden Statues
- Striking yard art
- Cast iron, copper finish
- Sold as a pair
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Chickadee Figurine
- Exquisite gift
- Painted resin
- 11 x 5 x 12 inches
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Yellow Bellied Sapsucker Figurine
- Nature art
- Painted resin
- 6 x 6 x 7.5 inches
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Green Woodpecker Figurine
- Bird watcher's gift
- Painted resin
- 5 x 5 x 6.25 inches
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Loon with Chicks Figurine
- Wilderness beauty
- Painted resin
- 8.5 x 6 x 4.5 inches
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Swampland Common Figurine
- Lifelike art
- Painted resin
- 5.5 x 5.5 x 5 inches
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Watchful Oriole Figurine
- Lifelike art
- Painted resin
- 5.5 x 7.5 x 7 inches
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Blue Bird Figurine
- Natural beauty
- Painted resin
- 5 x 5 x 6.25 inches
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Bluebird Figurine
- Nature's masterpiece
- Painted resin
- 7 x 5 x 6 inches
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Mallard Duck Tree Face
- Humorous yard décor
- Coldcast, hand-painted resin
- 19 x 18 x 6 ¾ inches
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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
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Albatross Figurine
- Incredible detail
- Painted resin
- 6.75 x 4.75 x 6.25 inches
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White Pelican Figurine
- Superb figurine
- Painted resin
- 3 x 5.5 x 8.5 inches
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Robin Figurine
- Exquisite workmanship
- Painted resin
- 7.5 x 5.25 x 6.5 inches
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Great Horned Owl Figurine
- Remarkable detail
- Painted resin.
- 5 x 5 x 12 inches.
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Hawk Owl Figurine
- Exacting detail
- Painted resin
- 9 x 2.5 x 8 inches
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Atlantic Puffin Figurine
- Charming figurine
- Painted resin
- 6.5 x 8 x 7 inches
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Pheasant Figurine
- Natur'es creation
- Resin, wood base
- 6 x 6 x 9 inches
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Hawk Figurine
- Incredible detail
- Resin, wood base
- 8 x 7 x 9 inches
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Mallard Duck Figurine
- Incomparable sculpture
- Resin, wood base
- 6 x 6 x 6 inches
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Turkey Figurine
- American classic
- Resin, wood base
- 6 x 6 x 9 inches
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Blue Jay Figurine
- Color of the wild
- Resin, wood base
- 5 x 5 x 7 inches
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Pheasant Sculpture
- Superb craftsmanship
- Made of resin
- 13 ½ x 8 x 7 inches
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Red Tailed Hawk Figurine
- Incredibly detailed
- Handcast, handpainted
- 6 ½ x 15 ½ inches
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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
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Flamingo Family Figurine
- Wildlife art
- Painted resin
- 9 x 5 x 9 inches
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Mallards Figurine
- Executive gift
- Hand cast, hand painted
- 11 x 7.5 x 9.25 inches
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Standing Heron
- Versatile accent
- 22 inches tall
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Flamingo Figurine
- Whimsical flamingo
- Painted resin
- 4 x 2 x 6 inches.
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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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Hunting Owl Figurine
- Stunning detail
- Resin, wood base
- 9 x 6 x 8 inches
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Splats Flamingo Tree/Wall Art
- Flamingo fun
- Painted/lacquered resin
- 13 inches wing to wing
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Splats Woodpecker Tree/Wall Art
- Woodpecker design
- 13 inches wing to wing
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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
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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
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Summer Cardinals Figurine
- Gray Rock Collection
- 7 1/2 Inches Tall
- Painted Resin
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American Goldfinch Figurine
- Outstanding wildlife figurine
- Painted resin. Wood base.
- 5 x 5 x 6 inches
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Blue Jay Couple Figurine
- Fine audubon figurine
- Painted resin
- 9 x 6 x 8.5 inches
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Winter Cardinals Figurine
- Lifelike Detail
- 10 Inches Tall
- Gray Rock Collection
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Macaw Parrot Figurine
- Gray Rock Collection
- 12 Inches Tall
- Handpainted Resin
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Loving Parrots Figurine
- Gray Rock Collection
- Painted Resin
- 12 Inches Tall
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Hawk and Rabbit Figurine
- Wildlife scene
- Painted resin
- 8 x 5.5 x 12.5 inches
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Kestrel Bird Figurine
- Lifelike Figurine
- Gray Rock Collection
- 7 Inches Tall
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Hunting Owl Figurine
- Stunning detail
- Resin, wood base
- 9 x 6 x 8 inches
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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
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Mallard Figurines Set
- Set of 4
- Handpainted Resin
- Tallest: 4 1/2 Inches
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Owl Figurines
- Set of 6
- 4 Inches Tall Each
- Handpainted Resin
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Penguin Figurines
- Set of 6
- Handpainted Resin
- 3 1/2 Inches Tall
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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
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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
- Texas has more species of birds than any other state
- The peregrine falcon is the world’s fastest bird, able to dive at 200mph
- Hummingbirds have approximately 940 feathers, where swans have over 20,000
- 90% of all wildlife that has become extinct, were birds
- Ostriches stick their heads in the sand to look for water
- Owls turn their heads nearly 360 degrees, because their eyes do not move
- The bones of a pigeon, weight less than its feathers
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