Thanks for all the comments. I'm glad to see so many of you thinking Ferdy is real. Confession time - he is real, but not alive! This is a road kill pheasant that has been stuffed! Dave and I had a discussion after I took this photo as Dave wasn't convinced the 'dead' eyes looked right but I disagreed and thought they were very realistic and Ferdy would pass as a live bird! They're clearly realistic enough!
I bought Ferdinand from a local, ethical taxidermist back in March with a specific purpose in mind that as yet, sadly, has not been realised but I hope it will be soon. He was also my 'model' for this photo - http://365project.org/roachling/365/2016-04-09 - I'd never have got that sort of detail if he had been able to run away ;)
Thanks for all the comments. I'm glad to see so many of you thinking Ferdy is real. Confession time - he is real, but not alive! This is a road kill pheasant that has been stuffed! Dave and I had a discussion after I took this photo as Dave wasn't convinced the 'dead' eyes looked right but I disagreed and thought they were very realistic and Ferdy would pass as a live bird! They're clearly realistic enough!
I bought Ferdinand from a local, ethical taxidermist back in March with a specific purpose in mind that as yet, sadly, has not been realised but I hope it will be soon. He was also my 'model' for this photo - http://365project.org/roachling/365/2016-04-09 - I'd never have got that sort of detail if he had been able to run away ;)