Jim Slack Curlew Shorebird

This is a wonderful Jim Slack Curlew Shorebird. The Curlews, genus Numenius, are a group of eight species of birds, characterised by long, slender, down curved bills and mottled brown plumage. The English name is imitative of the Eurasian curlew’s call, but may have been influenced by the Old French corliu, “messenger”, from courir, “to run”. Just from looking at this bird by this carver you see his attention to detail and precision while combining this his own artistic impressions.

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Jim Slack Shorebird Decoys

Jim Slack was born in 1941 in Pekin Illinois. Both Jim and his wife Pat names are normally signed on the bottom of the decoys. Jim has been carving close to 40 years. Jim primarily carves duck and shorebird decoys but does do a line of fish decoys as well.