I'm afraid I gotta go with Legion on that.
Sure she builds some really beautiful works of art, but none of her birds have the life-like look.
And here's the next one from Johan's book. The Goldfinch.
Toothpicks were long enough for these legs, but I found them too thick ... leaving an unsightly gap along the back of the leg ... so again I used the paper clip wires. Leaving them in position this time ... 'cos the superglue wouldn't let me take the legs off the wires.
This model would benefit from using tapes instead of tabs. Especially on the chest seams, which are difficult to burnish flat. A good match on the yellow edge colouring is also needed, or it will look terrible.
Keep on snippin' ... Johnny.