Thanks for the reply.

The guy said he skinsthe head and airbrushes them like you would airbrush a fish mount. He said he does not use the artificial heads. I thought the head turned out nice. Its hard to see - but it has all the fuzz and hairs on the head just like when it was taken.

There may be something to the beard losing something in the process. I looked at pictures of my bird when I killed him and the beard is allot thicker. Hopefully some others may shed some light on this. Thanks -