In volume four we journeyed into the mountains of southern France to meet Francois Morel, maker of the finest hand-crafted bird calls this side of a bird itself.

Refined over many years (the now 60-something-year-old Morel has been making callers since he was a kid) and fashioned from boxwood, maple, beech, leather, brass or whatever else is required for the bird at hand, Monsieur Morel bird calls look stunning and sound uncanny – a true transmission from the avian world. 

If you're in Australia you can find them at Third Drawer Down, or if the U.S. is home see Sweet Bella.

A feature on Francois Morel (in English and translated into French) appears in Smith volume four. Find your closest stockist here, buy volume four here, or subscribe here.