[TN-Bird] C. E. Blevins
- From: "Aborn, David" <David-Aborn@xxxxxxx>
- To: "tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:44:09 +0000
16 November 2011
It is with much sadness that I report the passing of C. E. Blevins on November
14, 2011. C. E. was a retired art teacher, missionary, and minister, who was
once given a book of bird eggs. Fascinated by the variety of shapes and colors,
he set out to replicate as many bird eggs as he could. Over the next 20 years,
he perfected his techniques and subsequently recreated the eggs of over 1,200
bird species in exacting detail. The Los Angeles Museum of Natural History was
so impressed by his egg replicas that they asked if he would make a set of eggs
for the museum to replace the deteriorating eggs in their collection. C. E.
felt that the task was too monumental and declined, but the offer is testimony
to the quality of his work. His eggs got the attention of the U. S. Fish and
Wildlife Service in 2008, and they invited him to display some of his eggs at a
couple of public events they have held at the National Conservation Training
Center in West Virginia. C. E. was a frequent exhibitor at the Hiwassee crane
festival, and even created the world's largest Whooping Crane egg to display
there. To preserve his work and to teach people about birds, C. E.'s son Joel
founded the C. E. Blevins Avian Learning Center in Cohutta, GA, and His
grandson, Zach Reynolds, is carrying on his egg-making tradition. To learn
more about the avian learning center and to read more about the life of C. E.
Blevins, visit http://www.avianlearningcenter.com/
David Aborn
Chattanooga, TN
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