Birds Mounted in Africa!?

[channelkat]

Anyone had any birds done in Africa? Mind sharing pictures and thoughts on your mounts? I have a few birds at Life-form (Helmeted, Crested guinea fowl and francolin, shipped from MOZ to Life-form), heard birds often do not make the journey to taxidermist in great condition. Should I get my hopes up that these will turn out well? I need to give Life-Form mounting instructions here soon, and just wondering what to expect.

 

[Moe324]

I haven't seen this taxidermist work but in general foam what I have seen upland game mounted there looks better then waterfowl done in Africa. The biggest reasons I think birds look rough there is them using the real skills and bills instead of plastic ones make from molds, feet not injected correctly so they shrink to small, bodies wrapped instead of using foam bodies that are closer to being the right shape. I will say it seems the birds are getting better then what they were when I looked for bird people in 2016.

 

[DieJager]

Hi @channelkat I asked the same question in the thread I started recently Limpopo bird hunting

There are few good suggestions. There is a good one apparently in the Western Cape. I also am considering life form. Their big game mounts look good. The birds look decently but not yet sold on them. Saw only a few examples. Really inerested how yours will work out. When are you expecting them?

I am considering AVR taxidermy near Johannesburg for the birds but will ask them for more clearer pictures from their birds