My European wildlife shelf (“Forest-Steppe”)

Friends, I’d like to share with you some pictures of my fifth and last shelf display - “European Forest-Steppe”. It occupies a bookshelf below my American wildlife display [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].

Here’s the general view of the shelf:
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And now some details. The shelf is divided into two parts by a “spruce forest”. Schleich lynx is one of its inhabitants:
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This how the “steppe” part of the display looks when viewing from a “spruce forest”:
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Close-up of Schleich ibex on a “mountain slope”:
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On the left side of Europe (:)) there is a pond with forested shore. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] lives here:
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And finally, a real birdwatcher’s photo – Bullyland buzzard among branches:
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This shelf is undergoing a renovation right now, so I’m going to post updates soon. :)

What a beautiful shelf,Kirill! You did a great job on it and I'm looking forward to see more! :)
By the way,the Squirrel looks very nice on the "tree".

That is just the most wonderful shelf
So much fantasy, - and so many nice models

I was just about to ask you what brand the buzzard was,
- because it looks so great on you shelf, I could not recognize it even if it is one of my beloved Bullylands

Thankyou very much for sharing, I am very exited to see what you are doing next

Great pics!!!!

I love the way you mix the brands and choose so nice figures! Everything is wonderful, thanks for showin! :) Keep posting!

Beautiful

Wonderful !!

Wonderful display, yours are always interesting.

very nice! i enjoy your displays so much!
can't wait to see more photos!

Kirill it looks wonderful with your re-arrangements! Seeing your photo of the bullyland buzzard has made me want one too. and also I want to do something similar in my display cabinet, put in some rocks an branches for some figurines to stand on. I find my bird collection get's a bit lost and need elevating to see them better.

Beautiful! :)

-Kristie

Thank you for appreciation, friends!
More pics will follow as I've already added an artificial bonsai pine and a couple of twigs to the shelf.
And Tim - I'm glad to see your comment again after such a while!!

HKHollinstone wrote:

... also I want to do something similar in my display cabinet, put in some rocks an branches for some figurines to stand on. I find my bird collection get's a bit lost and need elevating to see them better.

So come on, Harriet! I'm sure you'll make a spectacular display with your collection!
And yes, birds could be lost indeed among terrestrial animals, although birds usually have larger scale...

Beautiful arrangement on plants!!

Great display Kirill! You have many trees and great group of European animals
Tim Very nice to see You on forum

Very nice way to show your animals.I like the idea of bringing nature into
your shelf with wood, branches and rocks. It's very inspiring, thanks.

BTW Kirill, do You have 2 color variants of schleich red deer? Very interesting! Or this second deer is another brand? :)

marcus wrote:

I like the idea of bringing nature into your shelf with wood, branches and rocks. It's very inspiring, thanks.

I'd be very glad if I inspired other collectors to set up similar displays, cause I'm really fond of sharing experience in this area, and other's displays are inspiration to me :)

ana wrote:

BTW Kirill, do You have 2 color variants of schleich red deer? Very interesting!

You're right, Ana. The deer in the "forest" is "Made in Chine" and I bought it 6 years ago. I like its brownish coloring on the muzzle and horns.
The second one (in the "steppe") I bought last year when it was announced to be retired. And I was surprised that all such deers in Kiev shops were "Made in Germany" and had different, more light and pale coloring! They both are good, but I prefer the Chinese variant :)
Are these deers left on sale in your country? Where were they made?

Kiryuha wrote:

You're right, Ana. The deer in the "forest" is "Made in Chine" and I bought it 6 years ago. I like its brownish coloring on the muzzle and horns.
The second one (in the "steppe") I bought last year when it was announced to be retired. And I was surprised that all such deers in Kiev shops were "Made in Germany" and had different, more light and pale coloring! They both are good, but I prefer the Chinese variant :)
Are these deers left on sale in your country? Where were they made?

Yes very interesting :) I have "made in China" version and I haven't see "Made in germany" deers here. Congratulations for You for having 2 very nice variants