Anthony Hillman Yellowlegs Shorebird Decoy snipe duck goose owl crow plover peep

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Anthony Hillman Yellowlegs Shorebird Decoy snipe duck goose owl crow plover peep:
$125.00

This isa new and life size Greater Yellowlegs \"root head\" decoy. From bill to base of neck this is one piece of Holly, very strong when made this way. Body is several years\' dry Atlantic White Cedar, painted in oils: in summer plumage. Overall length is 12 \" long by 3\" wide. This decoy has relief carved wings. Mounted on natural Cedar base as shown. Dowel is removable from base and carving. 12 1/2\" high on base. Signed, dated , and has my H stamp. Also known as the \" Winter Yellowlegs\", larger of the two North American species.Last photo shows a Least Sandpiper made from one piece of Holly with cut nail bill on another sale this week.

Signed: Anthony Hillman, with date as shown.You are buying directly from the artist. I made this in the Fall of 2016 and used it as a photo decoy.

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Many people are familiar with my Pattern and Painting How-to Books, most published by Dover Publications.The first 3 titlesco-authored with Harry V. Shourds,my solo subsequent titles included fish decoys, weather vanes, shorebird painting, tropical fish, birds of prey, and several others for a total of 33 titles. All the while carving full time with 4 years as a bayman working the back bays of Brigantine NJ and illustrating ona freelance basis for New Jersey Outdoors and other accounts. I have been teaching evening courses on carvingand painting decoys, birds, andfishat the Cape may County Vocational School near my home for the last 5 1/2 years. Within the last few years Ihave done commissionsof decoys fora biological research institute to provide lures for species from Alaska to South and Central America so that population and other studies could be conducted. I am one of five judges in this county for the Junior Duck Stamp Competition. My Facebook page has several examples of recent commissions recently