Hand Carved Scarlet Tanager
Item Number: 865
Time Left: CLOSED
Value: $65
Online Close: Feb 20, 2014 9:00 PM EST
Bid History: 0 bids - Item Sold!
Description
Hand carved by World Champion Carver, Merrill S. Timmins, this life-sized Scarlet Tanager is a work of art. Each of Mr. Timmins' birds are hand crafted from a block of Basswood or Tupelo and painted true-to-life.
About the Artist:
World Champion Bird and Duck Carver, Merrill S. Timmins, has 30 years of experience in bird and duck carving and 20 years of experience in teaching the same. He is the winner of many ribbons and awards, including 1st place at the Ward World Competition for the past three years (www.wardworldmuseum.com),
About the Chestnut Chickadee:
From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology:
"Male Scarlet Tanagers are among the most blindingly gorgeous birds in an eastern forest in summer, with blood-red bodies set off by jet-black wings and tail. They’re also one of the most frustratingly hard to find as they stay high in the forest canopy singing rich, burry songs. The yellowish-green, dark-winged females can be even harder to spot until you key in on this bird’s chick-burr call note. In fall, males trade red feathers for yellow-green and the birds take off for northern South America."
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.