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Escai ♀️ [18669026] [2011-08-15 22:19:28 +0000 UTC] "*Pokes dead things*" (Netherlands)

# Statistics

Favourites: 1544; Deviations: 176; Watchers: 146

Watching: 208; Pageviews: 21609; Comments Made: 762; Friends: 208

# Interests

Favorite movies: Fight club / Se7en / American history X / I am legend / Brother Bear
Favorite TV shows: The walking dead / Breaking Bad / Dexter / Hannibal / Wayward Pines
Favorite bands / musical artists: Muse / Radiohead / Coldplay / 30STM
Favorite books: Watership Down
Favorite games: Half-Life 2
Tools of the Trade: Photoshop CS6, Painttool SAI
Other Interests: Dead animals / live animals / anything apocalypse related

# About me

About my taxidermy

I've always been interested in animals. Live ones, but dead ones too. From when I was a child I loved to collect bones and skulls I found in the park near to my house. When I was twelve, everyone in my class knew I was interested in dead things, and one of my classmates showed me a dead magpie he found. I took it home to skin and stuff it. My parents were so mad because they thought I bought yet another mount, haha! Sadly I don't have that magpie anymore, it got eaten by moths.

For years and years I could only look at all these beautiful mounts and skulls from other people on the internet or museums. I wanted to be a taxidermist for so long but I was too insecure to ask someone for help or to tell my parents and friends I really wanted to do this, working with dead animals and all, it's still weird to a lot of people.

8 years later, in 2016 I finally got the guts to ask some nearby taxidermists if I could take a taxidermy class from them. One responded and showed me everything I had to know and helped me mount my first bird. I'm still so grateful she made such an effort to help me with this. This first bird was mounted at the end of january, 2016. So I'm a real beginner but I'm very eager to learn and to become better at taxidermy!

# Comments

Comments: 222

BlueHunter [2018-06-23 05:03:01 +0000 UTC]

Hello, I'm having a few questions regarding bird taxidermy and as I love your results, I hope you can help me?

Two days ago I mounted my first bird, an European jay, with a less than average result due to taking out four bones out by accident that were needed for stability--

So there is plenty more of room to improve. My first question would be, how you remove the flesh from its wings around the "elbow"? I'm afraid I couldn't clean it well enough.

Secondly, I prepared my skin with letting it soak in supralan to degrease for some minutes, then put seibokal on it to tan it, just to mount it just after. Is this a safe way?

Thank you so much, I hope I'm not bugging you!

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Escai In reply to BlueHunter [2018-06-23 21:05:42 +0000 UTC]

Hey, I'll try!

Which four bones did you remove, the ones in the legs? Haha Β 

Cleaning the flesh out of the wings can be a little hard sometimes. Way harder than cleaning the legs and head. I always try to keep those primary feathers attached to the bone, and just try to clean around that. Sometimes when I can't reach everything I make an incision just to get the rest out. It's hard to explain though. Have you bought the Carl Church book yet? It tells everything step-by-step with photo's! Helped me a lot in the beginning. You can download it for around 8 euro's:Β www.birdtaxidermy.co.uk/bird-t…

And I haven't heard of those, but after googling them I think they work the same as the stuff I use myself. Sounds good to me. Just make sure you remove as much fat and other tissue before soaking it.Β 

And of course you're not bothering me! c: Love helping people who have the same passion as me.

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BlueHunter In reply to Escai [2018-08-04 12:22:18 +0000 UTC]

My answer comes a bit belated, I must admit!

I think I removed two bones from the leg and the wings, you can imagine how the finished mount looked like - the second one got a lot better, but there still is so much room for improvement. If you want, I can take photos for you!

I never head about the book before but I finally had enough on paypal to buy it. You're a lifesaver! Thank you so much for replying and suggesting me this book, it'll come in handy. After I studied it enough, I'll try myself on the third bird and hope the quality improves!

<3

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Stitchy-Face [2017-01-05 17:26:27 +0000 UTC]

Β Hello !Β Thank you so much for watching me, it means so much to me that you enjoy my work ! <3 I'm not even sure how you found my art through my Etsy, haha ! thank you though <3Β 

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Escai In reply to Stitchy-Face [2017-01-13 13:03:23 +0000 UTC]

Hey, yeah I love your style man, you deserve a watch C:
I don't even remember how I found your DA x'DΒ 

Did the jackdaw arrive yet btw? ;o

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Stitchy-Face In reply to Escai [2017-01-13 15:06:44 +0000 UTC]

I forgot to message you because school started- but he did and he's beautiful Β 
I was going to get a case for him but for now he's on my bird shelf with other fine feathered friends looking pretty c:Β 
thanks so much again Β 

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Escai In reply to Stitchy-Face [2017-02-03 14:27:22 +0000 UTC]

Heyy, late response from my side (I keep forgetting to check DA as I'm not really active here anymore)

But very good to know that he arrived savely and that you're happy with him! <3Β Β 

Oh yeah, could you maybe write a review on your purchase @ etsy? I'm not getting any reviews lately XD

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Stitchy-Face In reply to Escai [2017-02-06 16:28:21 +0000 UTC]

Haha no problem !Β 
And a review has been left B)Β 
He's actually going to be used in an animal anatomy demonstration I'm doing here soon ! Gonna get lots of love and people drawing him c:

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Exifia [2016-07-06 22:02:45 +0000 UTC]

Gefeliciteeerrdd!!

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Escai In reply to Exifia [2016-07-07 21:46:45 +0000 UTC]

Aww dankjewelll!!Β Β 

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Myskullcabinet [2016-03-24 14:15:55 +0000 UTC]

Merci voor de watch! Mocht je vragen hebben of interesse in iets. Laat maar weten

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Escai In reply to Myskullcabinet [2016-03-24 17:35:51 +0000 UTC]

En bedankt voor de watch terug!Β Β En ik HOU van je collectie. Het is zoveel! Ik wil ook meer schedels in m'n verzameling. Vind vooral je schedels van bepaalde hondenrassen gaaf, omdat ze zo misvormd zijn geraakt door het doorfokken. Ik wou dat ik dieΒ Cavalier King Charles-spaniΓ«l schedel kon betalen, helaas ben ik heel binnenkort mijn baan kwijt dus ik moet even zuinig aan doen

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Myskullcabinet In reply to Escai [2016-03-24 18:19:54 +0000 UTC]

Oei, dat is geen leuk vooruitzicht! Wat voor werk doe je? Ik hoop dat je snel terug een job kunt krijgen. Ik duim alvast voor je!

Ja inderdaad, ik ben dol op al die verschillende vormen. Ik wil ook zoveel verschillende kattenrassen hebben, maar daar gaat niet zoveel verschil in zitten vrees ik.

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Escai In reply to Myskullcabinet [2016-03-26 15:50:00 +0000 UTC]

Ik werk bij de PostNL xD Dus veel verdien ik sowieso niet. Maar het is tenminste iets xD En thank you, ik hoop het ook! T is erg moeilijk om een baan te vinden nu though

En nee, lijkt me een stuk minder verschillen. Tenzij je een schedel kan vinden van een pers

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Myskullcabinet In reply to Escai [2016-03-26 16:05:16 +0000 UTC]

Ik ben ook lang werkloos geweest. Begin februari ben ik als zelfstandige begonnen en nu heb ik opeens super veel werk. Het is echt te gek voor woorden... Ik hoop echt dat je snel ander werk vindt!

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Escai In reply to Myskullcabinet [2016-03-26 17:21:10 +0000 UTC]

Oh dat is wel heel chill, wat doe je als ik vragen mag? Maja ik hoop idd een andere baan te vinden. En in de tussentijd heb ik tenminste af en toe wat geld dat binnen komt met het verkopen van nakweek gekko'tjes en opgezette vogels. Gelukkig ben ik al gewend om altijd weinig geld te hebben xD

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Myskullcabinet In reply to Escai [2016-03-26 17:36:48 +0000 UTC]

Oooh je kweekt gecko's? Zalig! Die wilde ik vroeger hebben

Ik ben een illustrator/grafisch ontwerper. Daar zijn er ook genoeg van op de wereld. Te veel mensen en te weinig jobs. Maar gelukkig heb ik nu de ene opdracht na de andere. Ik ben nog maar 2 maand bezig en ik verwacht mindere maanden maar op het moment kan ik niet klagen.Β 

Mijn vriend en ik hebben het niet makkelijk gehad met jobs vinden (hij is ook een grafisch ontwerper) en we hebben ook zeer zuinig moeten leven. Dat doen we nu nog altijd, maar soms kunnen we wel iets extra uitgeven als traktatie.Β 

Dat gaat wel goed komen hoor! Je vogels zien er goed uit en ja gaat bij elk exemplaar alsmaar beter worden!

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Escai In reply to Myskullcabinet [2016-03-26 23:13:29 +0000 UTC]

Haha ja, gekko's houden/kweken is m'n andere hobby. Ze zijn super leuk!

En dat is inderdaad geluk hebben! Vooral in een baan waarbij de vraag naar mensen lager is dan het aanbod. Dat zal ik straks zelf ook ondervinden als ik klaar ben met mijn opleiding. (manager dierverzorging) Je komt eigenlijk alleen ergens terecht door te netwerken. Ken je de juiste mensen niet, dan kan je het schudden x.x

En jaa ik ben wel blij met m'n vogels! Pas 2 maanden geleden heb ik m'n eerste vogel opgezet, dus ik ga veel sneller vooruit dan ik gedacht had!Β 

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Myskullcabinet In reply to Escai [2016-03-27 20:15:50 +0000 UTC]

Ah ik heb een vriendin die nu dierenzorg aan het studeren is. Werkgelegenheid in die sector is inderdaad dun gezaaid. Kan je ergens stage volgen en zo ergens binnen geraken?Β 

Ola, nog maar net bezig dus. Je vogels zien er goed uit Wie weet koop ik er wel eentje in de toekomst.

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cricketumpire [2016-03-17 12:49:43 +0000 UTC]

Hi Kim, welcome to my page and thanks for faving "The jackdaw in caged branches of iron..."
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zulou [2015-08-08 14:37:55 +0000 UTC]

hey kim, ik klikte random deviant en toen vond ik zomaar prompt een nederlandse yaay way to go deviantart
leuke gallery ~

pluk de dag en geniet,

zu

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AlphaLunaWhiteWolf [2014-07-07 18:41:11 +0000 UTC]

Happy Birthday!~

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RadioactivePills [2014-02-17 01:25:43 +0000 UTC]

COMMENTS ALL OVER

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Jordan171998 [2013-08-02 07:45:28 +0000 UTC]

There's an QUILAVA!!!!!!!!! Hi by the way.

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OmegaOwl [2013-07-23 15:59:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the fav!!!!!

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Shiftiii [2013-07-04 19:39:57 +0000 UTC]

Voor ik het vergeet (en believe me, I will later on ;___. )
HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY TO YOU *smooch*

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Escai In reply to Shiftiii [2013-07-04 22:02:56 +0000 UTC]

Awhh Noah thank joee <33

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BudCharles [2013-07-01 09:16:16 +0000 UTC]

Love ur ID, by the way!

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Escai In reply to BudCharles [2013-07-01 22:23:40 +0000 UTC]

Lol, oh yeah, there's a quilava in it, I see now >D

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BudCharles [2013-07-01 09:16:00 +0000 UTC]

Happy upcoming birthday!

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Escai In reply to BudCharles [2013-07-01 22:23:14 +0000 UTC]

Haha, you're the first! Thanks a lot <3

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BudCharles In reply to Escai [2013-07-01 23:46:23 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome ^w^

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JustLikeSnow [2013-06-22 18:17:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the watch <3

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Escai In reply to JustLikeSnow [2013-06-22 18:46:36 +0000 UTC]

Geen probleem

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JustLikeSnow In reply to Escai [2013-06-22 18:50:09 +0000 UTC]

Oh je bent nederlands? 8D

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Escai In reply to JustLikeSnow [2013-06-23 19:09:21 +0000 UTC]

Whaha, jazeker

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JustLikeSnow In reply to Escai [2013-06-23 20:04:26 +0000 UTC]

Well I join the club!

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Livinja [2013-06-13 18:18:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot for the watch!

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Unstung [2013-06-11 21:34:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the favorite!

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YarnedFox [2013-05-30 23:46:03 +0000 UTC]

for fooooor::
[link]

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YarnedFox [2013-05-30 23:44:42 +0000 UTC]

for for :

[link]

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ISeeTheLattice [2013-05-28 23:22:34 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow, yet another awesome artist from my favorite county!

Hi there friend~

I really like your style... and your photography is quite excellent. I think you immdeiately deserved my watch based on that.

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FrankAndCarySTOCK [2013-05-09 17:06:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much for the Favs!!

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Shiftiii [2013-04-02 21:13:02 +0000 UTC]

Aherro Kim~
Noah here.
Late watch, I'm sawry.

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Carrownah [2013-02-22 03:23:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fave~ c: Love your work

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Wooschie [2013-02-15 10:34:42 +0000 UTC]

Kakhoofd xdd

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Karura-Art [2013-02-08 20:02:55 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the favvie (:

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manoverboard987 [2013-01-26 00:28:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the .

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ForeverCreative [2013-01-25 00:15:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for the fave.

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photocrafter [2013-01-22 19:35:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the fave.

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