ladyjewels2000
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posted on April 24, 2006 08:33:20 AM new
Can anyone tell me what kind of bird this is? Also, would this be call a decoy - it has glass eyes and come off the stand. Also it is signed C R Drescher. I don't think it old but it's very well done.
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photosensitive
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posted on April 24, 2006 08:41:18 AM new
A dove? Looks more decorative than decoy.
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jtomp
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posted on April 24, 2006 08:59:43 AM new
Mourning dove - I agree, it looks decorative, but VERY nice.
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vintageads4u
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posted on April 24, 2006 09:06:06 AM new
Plus you don't use decoys to hunt dove. Very nice item.
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buyhigh
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posted on April 24, 2006 09:34:24 AM new
Think only waterfowl are hunted with decoys. This is a decorative mourning dove. Think the head and chest should be greyish brown. Will look at them when they show up this evening as they always do.
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on April 24, 2006 09:52:09 AM new
I guess I thought it could be consider a decoy because of the way it comes off the stand and is signed underneath. Also when I did a little research I found a Charles Drescher that does decoys and works with the Decoy Collectors Association (or something like that)?
Any help with listing category or title??
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photosensitive
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posted on April 24, 2006 10:55:26 AM new
I would think the artist might be a decoy carver turning his hand to a decorative bird.
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stonecold613
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posted on April 24, 2006 11:43:26 AM new
I sure hope that this bird doesn't have the flu.
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mikes4x4andtruckrepair
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posted on April 24, 2006 12:16:54 PM new
Decoys are used for non waterfowl. I have about 50 crow decoys in the garage I break out every once and a while for the seasonal crow season.
Yours does look like a mourning dove. I'm sitting at my window looking at 6-8 of them at my feeding station currently. And yes they do make dove decoys for hunting. I doubt this one is for that purpose though and is more of a collectible. Most decoys used for real hunting purposes are rather crude looking and most modern ones used for hunting are made of plastic or rubber type compounds.
Heres one perched in a similar fashion from a famous decoy maker. http://www.goosefoot.com/mhopkins/mrnindv.htm
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on April 24, 2006 01:37:44 PM new
WOW that's really nice - more detailed than mine. I guess it's a Mourning Dove.
I'm only guessing that mine is newer because it's in great condition.
Wish me luck!!
Thanks
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classicrock000
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posted on April 24, 2006 02:31:33 PM new
looks like lady is giving someone the bird.........
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buyhigh
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posted on April 24, 2006 07:46:40 PM new
Why would you need to purchase a dove decoy to hunt doves? A few seeds would do, also anything else they will eat. They used to wait until my dog ate what he wanted of his supper and when he walked away, they would descend and finish up the rest.
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birgittaw
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posted on April 24, 2006 07:58:36 PM new
I see them referred to most often as "shore birds" -- whether they are or not. Contemporary folk art. You're right, she's lovely!
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buyhigh
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posted on April 24, 2006 09:58:06 PM new
Cannot see why "shore birds" would apply because they are found all over the U.S. in quanity . They are not migratory and found in open habitat and suburban areas.
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neglus
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posted on April 24, 2006 10:02:28 PM new
Yes they are nesting in my spruce tree right outside my window in Minnesota - there's a lake here but I don't think they hang out there. I've seen them in abundance along highways in North Dakota, a LONG ways away from water.
I do think they migrate though - not at the feeder in the winter.
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mikes4x4andtruckrepair
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posted on April 24, 2006 11:16:36 PM new
The multiple pairs I have that come to my feeding stations are there all year. Im at the MD/PA state line so we get everything from steaming heat in the summer to burried in snow in the winter and they never leave (as long as I'm feeding them that is).
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birgittaw
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posted on April 25, 2006 04:32:07 AM new
Like I said, they are most often referred to as "shore birds" -- that's a common genre of this particular art form, not the specific species. The OP asked whether it was a decoy, and it doesn't fall under that umbrella. I know doves don't have much to do with water, but for listing purposes, that's what I would use somewhere.
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