Wood Duck Drake
Item Number: 219
Time Left: CLOSED
Value: $200
Online Close: Feb 23, 2011 10:00 PM EST
Bid History: 0 bids - Item Sold!
Description
Hand carved by World Champion Carver, Merrill S. Timmins, this 1/2 size Wood Duck Drake is a work of art. Mr. Timmins has been carving for 28 years and teaching the art of carving for 18 years. Each of his birds are hand crafted from a block of Basswood or Tupelo and painted true-to-life.
The Wood Duck is a medium-sized perching duck. A typical adult is from 19 to 21 in in length with a wingspan of between 26 to 29 in. This is about three-quarters of the length of an adult Mallard. The adult male has distinctive multicolored iridescent plumage and red eyes. The female, less colorful, has a white eye-ring and a whitish throat. Both adults have crested heads. When swimming, Wood Ducks bob their head back and forth in a jerking motion, which makes them easy to spot. The birds are year-round residents in parts of its southern range, but the northern populations migrate south for the winter.]They overwinter in the southern United States near the Atlantic coast.
(Ref: Wikipedia)
Special Instructions
You are bidding on the cost of this hand-carved bird with LOCAL PICK-UP. Birds can be mailed, however, to anywhere in the United States. Winning bidders who would like to have this item shipped will see a secondary charge on their credit card covering the actual cost of shipping.