tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373153172012-01-24T03:05:16.017-08:00Vern was born in British Columbia Canada, now a US Citizen.He has been interested in birds for as far back as he can remember. As a teenager, he took a course in Taxidermy. After High School, he attended the Vancouver School of Art in Vancouver, British Columbia. He, then pursued a career in engineering. Vern lived and studied birds in Africa, Europe, Asia, and South America. His carvings have won numerous awards. He has been carving for 15 years and currently resides in Reedsport Oregon.Vernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935447715924972478noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37315317.post-8094668481094121572011-11-07T18:52:00.000-08:002011-11-07T18:55:48.480-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jaBYvyXFcYI/TriaIYhaD5I/AAAAAAAAARw/Rmf2CcIIFgo/s1600/Male%2BKestrel%2BVern%2BHesketh.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 399px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672453199485341586" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jaBYvyXFcYI/TriaIYhaD5I/AAAAAAAAARw/Rmf2CcIIFgo/s400/Male%2BKestrel%2BVern%2BHesketh.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YWzoIjL_h6Y/TriZ7-2XzYI/AAAAAAAAARk/p3gZpR4XaNM/s1600/Male%2BKestrel%2BVern%2BHesketh.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 309px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672452986435521922" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YWzoIjL_h6Y/TriZ7-2XzYI/AAAAAAAAARk/p3gZpR4XaNM/s400/Male%2BKestrel%2BVern%2BHesketh.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37315317-809466848109412157?l=vernsbirds.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935447715924972478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37315317.post-9906937688592608402011-04-30T18:45:00.000-07:002011-11-07T17:19:09.784-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K9iVtfgZpLw/Tc3LqX2JfVI/AAAAAAAAAQY/JfGDL9PFRSc/s1600/IMG_1362.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 309px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606361039962209618" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K9iVtfgZpLw/Tc3LqX2JfVI/AAAAAAAAAQY/JfGDL9PFRSc/s400/IMG_1362.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Fk9s6xIsFW8/Tby7eeCjwEI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/h2m22QXasog/s1600/Sat%2BVern%2BHasketh%2B1%2B85x11%2Bcopy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601558168676319298" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Fk9s6xIsFW8/Tby7eeCjwEI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/h2m22QXasog/s400/Sat%2BVern%2BHasketh%2B1%2B85x11%2Bcopy.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37315317-990693768859260840?l=vernsbirds.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935447715924972478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37315317.post-27233178126395959222010-04-26T16:28:00.000-07:002010-04-26T16:34:04.511-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/S9YipojEcWI/AAAAAAAAAN0/08oR9fPj_2c/s1600/Ward+423+1121+V+Hasketh.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 309px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464593296515166562" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/S9YipojEcWI/AAAAAAAAAN0/08oR9fPj_2c/s400/Ward+423+1121+V+Hasketh.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/S9Yh6anWARI/AAAAAAAAANs/FIab3Rj2hvA/s1600/Ward+423+1122+V+Hasketh.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 309px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464592485321146642" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/S9Yh6anWARI/AAAAAAAAANs/FIab3Rj2hvA/s400/Ward+423+1122+V+Hasketh.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37315317-2723317812639595922?l=vernsbirds.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935447715924972478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37315317.post-59031853312871540922008-03-15T15:11:00.000-07:002009-05-12T08:21:24.215-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/SgmTc_8B2OI/AAAAAAAAANM/5hwYJLsqtpI/s1600-h/Vern+Hasketh+Ward+09+-3+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/SgmTc_8B2OI/AAAAAAAAANM/5hwYJLsqtpI/s400/Vern+Hasketh+Ward+09+-3+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334957360005896418" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/R9xMsGAgoAI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/AsWFVdZVGz8/s1600-h/100_2966.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178097991979933698" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/R9xMsGAgoAI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/AsWFVdZVGz8/s400/100_2966.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/R9xKYmAgn9I/AAAAAAAAAJc/80j_7bIPkpk/s1600-h/100_2963.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178095457949229010" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/R9xKYmAgn9I/AAAAAAAAAJc/80j_7bIPkpk/s400/100_2963.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/R9xKB2Agn8I/AAAAAAAAAJU/LZY3wr2pjrY/s1600-h/100_2961.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178095067107205058" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/R9xKB2Agn8I/AAAAAAAAAJU/LZY3wr2pjrY/s400/100_2961.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37315317-5903185331287154092?l=vernsbirds.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935447715924972478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37315317.post-6886838638041512952007-04-28T19:45:00.000-07:002011-11-12T18:28:08.070-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/RjQIyWk8umI/AAAAAAAAAE0/lqqyu_94E_Y/s1600-h/Vern+Hesketh-0007.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; FLOAT: right; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5058677942590945890" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/RjQIyWk8umI/AAAAAAAAAE0/lqqyu_94E_Y/s400/Vern+Hesketh-0007.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/RjQIAmk8ulI/AAAAAAAAAEs/RuE1YbCvsu0/s1600-h/Vern+Hesketh-0001.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5058677087892453970" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/RjQIAmk8ulI/AAAAAAAAAEs/RuE1YbCvsu0/s400/Vern+Hesketh-0001.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37315317-688683863804151295?l=vernsbirds.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935447715924972478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37315317.post-67939283212302238512007-03-17T10:06:00.000-07:002011-11-07T18:38:40.425-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/RfwnTR-G6FI/AAAAAAAAABk/tRcYC-nUQbE/s1600-h/VernShrke.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; FLOAT: right; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042948894943012946" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/RfwnTR-G6FI/AAAAAAAAABk/tRcYC-nUQbE/s400/VernShrke.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/RfwgMx-G6EI/AAAAAAAAABc/g0GK32HefFo/s1600-h/VernKestral.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; FLOAT: right; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042941086692468802" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/RfwgMx-G6EI/AAAAAAAAABc/g0GK32HefFo/s400/VernKestral.jpg" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37315317-6793928321230223851?l=vernsbirds.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935447715924972478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37315317.post-40629813733054850852007-03-16T21:37:00.000-07:002011-12-08T07:47:09.410-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/RftxfR-G6BI/AAAAAAAAABE/KgDGUK2nX-w/s1600-h/min+horned+owl.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; FLOAT: right; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042748989985187858" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/RftxfR-G6BI/AAAAAAAAABE/KgDGUK2nX-w/s400/min+horned+owl.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/Rftw4h-G6AI/AAAAAAAAAA8/v1zX_5YWToE/s1600-h/VernSnowyOwl.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 284px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 416px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042748324265256962" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/Rftw4h-G6AI/AAAAAAAAAA8/v1zX_5YWToE/s400/VernSnowyOwl.jpg" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37315317-4062981373305485085?l=vernsbirds.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935447715924972478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37315317.post-87871306834540243622007-03-16T18:39:00.000-07:002011-11-07T18:59:14.532-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/Rgfrh_NmJ3I/AAAAAAAAADU/fk51ZjLLi5w/s1600-h/VernBlueJay.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; FLOAT: right; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5046260876628600690" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/Rgfrh_NmJ3I/AAAAAAAAADU/fk51ZjLLi5w/s400/VernBlueJay.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/RfxGeh-G6GI/AAAAAAAAABs/rKAZlcrvVjw/s1600-h/blue+jay+carving.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 267px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 383px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042983173077002338" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/RfxGeh-G6GI/AAAAAAAAABs/rKAZlcrvVjw/s400/blue+jay+carving.jpg" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37315317-8787130683454024362?l=vernsbirds.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935447715924972478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37315317.post-1750276623153114832007-03-16T08:44:00.000-07:002011-11-07T19:01:40.802-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/RgQEGC1s9pI/AAAAAAAAACk/BgfJMiLtTsM/s1600-h/VernHummingbird.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; FLOAT: right; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045161984449640082" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/RgQEGC1s9pI/AAAAAAAAACk/BgfJMiLtTsM/s400/VernHummingbird.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/RgBAsS1s9nI/AAAAAAAAACU/1K-344dbs_k/s1600-h/VernCrowb.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; FLOAT: right; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044102712370460274" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/RgBAsS1s9nI/AAAAAAAAACU/1K-344dbs_k/s400/VernCrowb.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Woodcarvings are for sale at the Myrtlewoodgallery in Reedsport Oregon. www.myrtlewoodgallery.com The leaves ,flowers and Hummingbird are carved out of Tupelo.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37315317-175027662315311483?l=vernsbirds.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935447715924972478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37315317.post-1162937774105905902006-11-07T13:30:00.000-08:002008-12-11T17:36:35.284-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/RfiCfh-G58I/AAAAAAAAAAY/QvGwKE5uX1c/s1600-h/PICT0080a%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041923261047695298" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tWJunadJb_E/RfiCfh-G58I/AAAAAAAAAAY/QvGwKE5uX1c/s400/PICT0080a%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ky and I; Ky is a female Harris's Hawk. She is a great hunter of squirrels, ducks and rabbits and now a turkey !<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37315317-116293777410590590?l=vernsbirds.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935447715924972478noreply@blogger.com3