That is a good idea about photographing the osprey. The osprey in "flight" looks very convincing.
I am in the process of building the BirdMobile models. I do not have the merlin yet (back ordered) or the osprey, but will have them in the near future. I must admit that I did not believe the bird models were actual size because they seemed so small when completed, but further research shows them to be actual size.
You are correct about the unique way the models go together. The indicators for where to apply glue and the adjoining part is something not seen before.
A mobile is planned with the smaller birds flying around the merlin as if trying to chase it away. Probably not realistic considering the different species of birds represented, but hey, birds are not paper either.
