This page displays some of the birds carved by Leo Smith. To see a larger image of any bird, click the smaller image. Or view all the birds as a slide show. Some birds can also be viewed as QuickTime VR Object movies. If you need the QuickTime Plug-In, you can download it from Apple's QuickTime web site.

All of these bird-carvings are done in tupelo wood with acrylic paint. We hope you enjoy these birds. If you have comments or questions, please contact us. Thanks.


Start Slide Show or click a bird in the list below...

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Ruddy Duck
(14 - 16 in.)

Full-scale textured carving.
Note the duck's bright blue bill.

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Lesser Scaupe
(14 - 16 in.)

Full-scale slick carving. Decoy style.

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Lesser Yellow Legs

Textured carving.

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Black-necked Stilt

Textured carving.

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Common Tern

Textured carving.

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Ruddy Turnstone
(8 - 10 in.)

Full-scale "slick" carving
(painting defines feathers.)

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Atlantic Puffin
(8 in.)

Full-scale textured carving.

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American Kestrel
(9 - 12 in.)

Three-quarter-scale textured carving.
The kestrel is also known as the Sparrow Hawk.

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Black-capped Chickadee
(3-4 in.)

Textured carving.

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Tufted Titmouse

Textured carving.

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Cardinal
(7.5 - 9 in.)

Full-scale textured carving.

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Northern Mocking Bird
(9 - 11 in.)

Full-scale textured carving.
Note: position depicts bird in flight.

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Mourning Dove

Textured carving. Note kernels of corn
are carved.

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American Robin

Textured carving.

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Cedar Wax Wing
(6.5 - 8 in.)

Full-scale textured carving.

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Evening Grossbeak

Textured carving.

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Kingfisher
(10-12 in.)

Textured carving. Note fish in
some pictures.


Leo Smith carves birds in Eastern North Carolina. He is a retired engineer who has been studying and carving birds for more than 15 years. Click here to send Leo email.

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Copyright © Joel B. Smith, 1997-2008. All rights reserved.