After completing his first bird sculpture in 1977, Bobby won six Best of Show awards in professional competition in 1979, including the International Decoy Competition held in Iowa and the Gulf South competition in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was invited in 1980 to exhibit his carvings at the Waterfowl Festival in Easton, Maryland, and has been invited back every year. He exhibited there in November of 2007, making 28 years at this prestigious exhibit.

For many years, Bobby carved mostly lifesize birds, including several in flight, but in the last few years, he has concentrated mostly on miniatures. The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is the only sculpture shown here that is lifesize. It is so small that it seems miniature. See his hummingbird photographs page, if you enjoy hummingbirds. Bobby believes in being familiar with the subject he is carving. In addition to the hummingbird photographs, he also has many good songbird photographs and photographs of waterfowl on our web site. Nature photography was a hobby long before he began carving.

If you are interested in purchasing any of the carvings or have questions about any of them, e-mail us or call 903-785-0206.

Recent additions to our website are the thumbnail images of Bobby's miniature carvings pictured below. To view larger images and information on any carving pictured below, click on that individual image.

Carolina Wren	Black-capped Chickadee	Purple Gallinule	Great Blue Heron - Sold

Green Jay	Painted Bunting	Sandhill Crane Pair

 

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To get a better view of the carvings below, click on each carving. The detail involved in each bird sculpture is not shown in these compressed photographs.

Copyright © 1999 Bobby J. Castlebury

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• Bobby Castlebury
• 664 Farm Road 1510
• Brookston, TX 75421-2732
• 903-785-0206