Not many carvers would tackle exotic and extinct species and do a credible job; Matt would and does.  Only four species are shown here, two of them special requests.  If you are from a continent other than North America, and recall a certain bird fondly, let Matt
give life to your memory.  Or if you like a certain bird you've seen at the zoo or traveling, even on television or in a publication, let
Matt make it for you.
 

This is the Labrador Duck, extinct since 1875.  It was also called the Pied Duck, Skunk Duck and Shoal Duck.  Related to scoters and eiders, it shares characteristics with both.  The bill had leathery flanges, which Matt depicts in his carvings.  One of this quality is $275.   A smooth carving can be made for less.

Once the most abundant bird species on the planet, the Passenger Pigeon shown below is now extinct!  It was about as large as a common "park" pigeon, but much more graceful. Billions would darken the sky for hours as they passed overhead.  They were easily shot by market gunners to the point where the large flocks required for reproduction became too small. The last bird died in captivity in 1914, when Matt's mother was born (not that long ago!).

The four carvings below show the extinct Passenger Pigeon priced at $350.
   

The detailed carving below is one of Matt's finest carvings.  Each detailed wing, carved on both sides, is a major carving in itself.  Along with the sweeping tail, this carving seems alive in flight.  One of this quality is $1500.

If you know the Redhead Duck and the Canvasback, you'll see why this Pochard looks like a hybrid of the  two species. Anyone traveling and birding in Europe will almost certainly see this species.  It's $275.  A smooth carving would be less.

This is an amazing bird.  The Pratincole resembles a chunky swallow in shape,  including the slightly-hooked sharp bill (obscured in this client's photo), forked tail and pointed wings.  But it's a plover!  It's a Eurasian species that Matt was asked to do by a well traveled birder.  Matt will do one like it for $350, which will include relief carvingand superb painting.

The Redshank, a sandpiper of the Old World, is closely related to the Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs.  It and other shorebirds sometime lose their ways and show up on the Coasts of the New World.  The owner of this carving, an avid birder,  had seen a Redshank and commissioned this carving to keep the memory alive over the years.  One of this quality would be $400.

Europeans are in love with this delightful little bird, the European Robin.   The American Robin was erroneously  named after this little bird because it too has a red breast. A carving like this is $300.

You'll have to visit Hawaii to see the I'iwi. The size of a  warbler.  The bright red and white plumage and curved         bill easily identify it.         A carving like this is $400.