Hunched over a piece of wood, Hank Sprouse whittles away in his basement workshop in Stratford, Connecticut. What looks like a simple carving now, will eventually become a realistic-looking cedar ...

The average songbird has anywhere from 2,000 to 4,000 feathers. A swan can have up to 25,000. But if Bill Rice had to think about that, he'd hang up his band saw, rasp and hook knife and go back to ...

WALKERSVILLE -- When looking at a block of basswood, one person may see just a piece of a tree. Lyndsey Mullen sees her next bird-carving project. For the past five years, Lyndsey has been taking a ...

Frank Kilburn was a professor of natural history and ornithology at the Washington State Normal School — what’s now the University of Maine at Machias — for 25 years. After he retired, in 1949, he set ...

North Dakota's state bird and the state's many shorebirds will be celebrated May 13 when Audubon National Wildlife Refuge again marks International Migratory Bird Day. The refuge is offering an art ...

African soap carving is a traditional art form that allows you to create intricate designs using simple tools. The craft is ...

Interested in capturing a bit of nature for your home, office or to give as a gift? The Orangeburg Wood Carvers Club will offer a class in bird carving next month at the Orangeburg County Fine Arts ...