A Texas Cardinal????

Started with a picture of a Cardinal. This one looked different than most I have ever seen .

So why don't I carve one and show what a Texas Cardinal looks like??

I learned long ago if I leave any scratch marks in this Maple it would not look right??

This one was moving very fast over the trees across the sky so didn't have time to see all the colors exactly how they are but hey no body is perfect..

For anyone who is having trouble with their finishing of wood give this a try and you will see the 2X is the easiest finish I ever used and my finishing goes back to 1954 when I first started wood working and Lacquer has been my favorite until I started using 2 X about three years ago.

Finish: Rust-oleum 2 x semi-gloss