Birds Of Vermont Museum Photos

Birds of Vermont Museum is located on 900 Sherman Hollow Road  Hunington, Vermont  05462   (802) 434-2167

"In 1938, when Bob Spear was 18 years old, a stray parakeet flew into the woodshed on their Colchester, Vermont, farm and became the model for his first wood carving.  He carved regularly for the rest of his 94 years. By 2009, he had carved over 470 birds specifically for the Birds of Vermont Museum.  Totally self-taught, Bob tackled each bird species and its unique set of carving problems. With each bird he improved his technique of portraying fine details of feathering. Earlier bird carvings show a beauty in their simplicity, and a progression of more intricate detailing can be traced with later works, until the most recent ones that show an unbelievable realism, to the point of wanting to touch to ascertain if the feathers are real. Many visitors can be heard to question “This is wood?”" ~Birds of Vermont website.

The Birds of Vermont Museum contains bird wood carvings, art exhibit, and other displays. There are numerous trails open to walkers of all ages from sunrise to sunset. There are also bird monitoring walks, early birder's morning walks, and other hosted events listed on their calendar page. The photos here are a very small sample of the hundreds of bird wood carvings at the museum. 

   Birds of Vermont viewing window with binoculars available for guests to watch birds at the feeders. 

Many years ago I visited the Birds of Vermont Museum and had the benefit and privilege of a personal tour led by Bob Spear - of the museum, workshop, and some of the trails including the upper level pond. At the time Bob explained the enormous amount of hours he had invested in the turkey carving with still many hours of work to go.

                                      W A R B L E R S 

   

                     Maeve and Bill Mayville, fellow birders.

Maeve presented a talk 
at Bird of Vermont Museum titled
"When Nature Throws Curve Balls".

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