Here is my first try at a standing eagle. Let me know what you think.

matt at least you carve it,s a good start chester yackley is quoted saying you need to carve a hundred to get good im on my 10th one so use reference pictures , figurines, im trying to make myself do this also.

good start kinda looks like my first eagle

Good start, study beaks and get the head right, people look at the head the closest,( That and the overall shape. Good start! Doc