This carving was our splurge at the decoy show this year. The Blackburnian is my favorite spring warbler lately and I like the way the bird is perched on this old tool, looking like it just dropped in there. I can’t remember if I saw a Blackburnian this spring – it’s kind of nice to have one there on the mantel.
It might be hard to appreciate from this darkish photo, but the whole carving is of wood, even the tool parts that are made to look like metal. I think it’s called a *block and pulley* and is some sort of antique nautical tool. Neat, huh?
Here it is in use. It’s a neat carving.
The dark photo does it justice. Maybe one day in the future I’ll see one and think of you.
This is great!
from the RSS feed I thought it was a real warbler! Cool for sure!
WOW Laura… that is just spectacular!
Too cool!
Very, very cool!
That is nice!-If you get sick of it, you can send it to me.
Very pretty!
I so love the wood carvings.
This one you found is really nice.
I have never seen this Warbler.
Must get out of the city more.
Sherry
A great carving–well worth the splurge!
Oh, Laura–I love the Blackburnian too. That was one of my “quest birds” for the spring, and I finally saw one this year. Soooo beautiful! Now I still need to see a Hooded; he’s next on the list.
Nice piece of carving and painting!
Absolutely lovely! A work of art!
I love the carving! and would prefer it to a piece of Royal Doulton.
What a great carving!