*animal activist* XD but I too collect stuff from animals that are found dead, sooo yeah, I love this collection you have here! I'm focusing on feathers mostly, as I rarely stumble upon dead birds... but I do have a stuffed common raven that was found dead. :)

Hehe I just put a warning there to be sure..some people you know..:P
I've collected feathers in the past and I had baskets full of them..but they got eaten away..also most of my bird parts and animal legs got eaten away as well..:/ I mostly collect skulls :)

yep, indeed... some people XD
all my feathers have stayed intact... I place them in plastic sleeves along with details about the birds they're from. :) I am fascinated by skulls as well... but those are rare to find here, unfortunately. ahh, but do you have pictures of your skull collection?

Oh thats a good idea..I should put them in plastic sleeves as well O:

n/m, found a pic in your scraps *___*

I'm curious as to the preparation.

I took an Ornithology course this summer; during the final it was raining so we had to identify taxidermy birds over a time limit rather than field identification. I finished my exam early on purpose to go back to the northern flicker specimen and just draw it

dat Luck *_* bank swallow Beautiful find !! I also collect the feathers/wings of birds ^^

Man, I always thought it would be cool to collect things like this. I have no idea how to preserve it, though, so it doesn't get super-nasty.

Aah, thanks for sharing! I may be looking to this for reference.

Ooh very nice collection! and don't worry I love critters and collect dead bits as they are fascinating.... I got a flaming earful last EF cus I let it slip TO THE WRONG PERSON that I have a domestic cat skull in my home- I found the skull in some woods... its all very sad but I found it, didn't know what it was and took it home. I learned it belongs to a kitty, felt bad for the kitty but the skull is loved and in my collection yet somehow I was a bad person for owning it and "should return it to nature" -aka bury it or try and find the owners..... yeah that'd go down well *knock knock* " hello, is this your cat?" *holds up skull* -_- gah... some people... lol

But yeah, jealous of your bird parts, love the swallow tail!

Pff thats so silly.. I have a cat skull as well and I love it, it's gorgeous. I don't feel guilty about owning skulls and parts at all..silly humans x3

Cat skulls are awesome :D I found a few ribs, part of a pelvis and a large part of the spine of some critter in one of the fields near my house... not sure what they belonged to but the field tends to have a few sheep and cows in on time to time... not to mention deer, I love finding random things like that ^-^;;;

These are pretty nice. I too am fascinated by things others may find morbid. I would never hurt an animal, but I do collect from wild ones already passed. I mainly collect bones and skulls though. ;)

Wow this is a beautiful collection! That Swallow tail is absolutely stunning.

Any tips on preserving bird parts like this? I may have to give it a try.

I'm trying out things..I let it dry with a lot of salt on the fleshy parts..and remove most of the flesh..:) it dries well might put some wax on it later

I have seen your pictures of your collection. I see nothing wrong with this. I would say your no more worse than a taxidermist. All you do is find this stuff. Your collection is interesting.

Beautiful! I just love that Swallow's tail! I have some magpie wings and tails myself. :)Just love the iridescent sheen from the deep black feathers :). Would it be ok to use these for future reference with your permission?

I hate when animals are killed but I think the same way I also collect things like this for references so any way cool stuff :3

I really don't mind as long as critters weren't killed specifically for taxidermy purposes. When I still ate fish, I occasionally toyed with the heads to see how the jaws were hinged :'D Having wings around from critters you found dead can be quite useful for referential purposes, see how the wings move/work if the joints still work properly |3

I personally would just be too paranoid to touch 'em, though :'3 Most common birds here are craaaaaaaaaaaaaawling with parasites :'3

FINALLY.

Someone else on this site who is fascinated by animal parts.


These are beautiful.