John Comley after training in zoology and biochemistry spent almost his entire working life in the pharmaceutical industry engaged in drug screening research. Having retired a few years ago, he set about creating some sea-themed pieces to decorate the interior of a holiday home. As a keen birdwatcher and observer of the nature this gave John the opportunity to improve upon bird carvings he has been occasionally crafting over the past 25 years. Inspired by the birds to be along the Cornish coastline John has created a collection of individually hand-carved 2D-wooden birds, covering many species. The birds are made of southern yellow pine, are life-sized, painted with acrylics with emphasis given to realistic poses. Most birds are mounted on natural objects (e.g. stone or piece of wood), others are intended to be displayed as wall hangings.