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Published: 2009-04-12 09:17:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 2396; Favourites: 5; Downloads: 133
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Skull Display CaseI built this over the holidays to accommodate my bird skull collection. Have over 60 skulls, all sourced from road victims or breeders losses.
Built out of pine with a walnut stain over the top to enrich the woods natural appearance. i had a piece of 3mm glass inserted into the frame - which has decorative sand blasted patterns into the edges. Had the common and scientific name plate engraved for for each bird. Overall truly a museum piece!
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Do you have a magpie goose skull yet? they have such an unusual shape: [link]
i love those parrot skulls up top there, i'd love to find myself a cockatoo skull one day, just gotta see how lucky i am
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No i dont have a magpie goose skull, its pritty strict rules on bringing a magpie goose back from darwin. My dads going up there this year to shoot a couple at the start of the opening season but the department of sustainability said you cant, which dose not make sence to me.
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i dont understand that either, i reckon if the skeleton is there people should be able to take it. Some pretty dumb rules there. Does that count for shooting the birds and bringing the body back for eating? that must be allowed or something is wrong there.
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Well heres the dumbest part. You can easily bring back the carcus for food purposes. but illigal to bring back the skin. Dad was going to try to sneek em in but you cant have em in victoria know matter what. The fisheries are a bunch of wankers.
My theory is if you can shoot em you can have em, seems a waste. like i only want one to taxidermy. i dont see the problem
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No skin? thats the best part 
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Unfortunetly Yes, I have always yerned for a plumed whistling duck but the same rules apply. However i might be able to get a whistling duck from NSW one day. I've heard em up there and you can shoot ducks all year round if you have a permit. So i just have to be lucky i guess.
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Wow, that is a very nice display! Those are a lot of skulls you have there
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i still more to obtain aswell, i left gaps for ones i will get in the future. cheers
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aye very nice looking collection top notch stuff ^^
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Thank you, but in a way it is kind of creepy, if your think into it LOL. Who cares - i sure don't
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hahaha yesh it is a wee bit creepy like i do agree, wudnt want to walk past it on a stormy night
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Whoa. I wish I could have my own bird skull |D nice collection!
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cheers, start collecting now!!!
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you posted this just to brag didnt you??? grrrr *shakes fist*
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Very impressive! I would have thought a botanical name would have refered to plants only. Shouldn't it just be the scientific name?
Also what's the one with the bright red beak up the top right? It looks exotic.
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LOL that's a really good point, botanical only refers to flora (coming from a horticulturist its a disgrace). Thank you for pointing that out i will change that now.
The one in the corner is a Dusky Moorhen, they are actually really common around wet lands. It is one of my favorites as well, unlike most birds the colouration in the beak does not fade, most parrot beaks fade.
Image of a Dusky Moorhen [link]
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Yes I think there are a lot of the that hang out along the 'creek' that runs through the Uni campus.
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thanks, now i just have to find a place on the wall for it, that's gonna be hard seeing that i have none lol
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Thank you, my whole room is like a mini museum. It is actually getting a tad crowded LOL
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Hehe. Could I take a free visit? 
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7 dollar admission fee - LOL.
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Oh, man
Then I keep at the pictures you've done
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should get cred for the glass and SANDBLASTING!!!!
lololololololol 
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Ok Ok i'll give you credit for the glass and sandblasting.
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