Bird ID, pleeease?

[GaleriaGila]

What's this little lovely? A real species or just one of those 'artistic license' creations? Thanks for looking.

 

[noodles123]

Hmm...Maybe a cowbird, but that seems like a stretch...Let me think...

 

[Flboy]

Ya gonna start fermenting foods?

 

[SailBoat]

Likely not a 'New World" bird as much of the artwork from that period was greatly influenced by Asia art. When based on North American subjects, the art tended to be more specific to a what the artist saw everyday, i.e. crows tended to looking like crows, etc.
Just my two cents, not an art expert.

 

[noodles123]

the grass looks a bit like eucalyptus or bamboo

 

[Betrisher]

Could be a (very) stylised Collared/Ringnecked Turtledove?

 

[Scott]

Interesting piece, rather heavy for the size!!

 

[GaleriaGila]

Thanks, folkseszszsz!

I'm on my way to Google some of those birds and plants and art periods. There's nothin' like a fun little research project on a(nother) rainy Cleveland day.

Very heavy indeed. I think the side(s) are easily 3/4" thick.

BTW, if you have similar, don't toss it or break it. This one sat in our garage for decades until a few years ago when an antiquer-friend urged us to have it appraised and treat it right. That appraisal place estimated possible auction value at 500 and offered me 350... delivered. I "promoted" it from garage junk to living room occasional table immediately! No fermenting in its future!

 

[charmedbyekkie]

Let me post to some local groups and see what they say..

If the tail weren't so long, I'd said a pied imperial pigeon like another member posted recently.

 

[GaleriaGila]

Yeah, the tail IS a puzzle... adding that pigeon to my Google Fest!

 

[GaleriaGila]

I Googled mightily...
Cowbird, eucalyptus, bamboo (thanks, Noodles).
Asian/1880s birds, watercolors, etc.(Sailboat)
Collared/ringnecked turtledove (Betrisher)
Pied imperial pigeon but for tail (Charmed)

All things considered, I'm gonna go with some kind of Oriental Pied Hawk-tailed Turtlepigeon. lolololol

The Pied Pigeon was actually pretty persuasive, and did fit with Mr. Boat's idea. I had been thinking about doves for a while.

Thanks, y'all. This was fun!

 

[noodles123]

I Googled mightily...
Cowbird, eucalyptus, bamboo (thanks, Noodles).
Asian/1880s birds, watercolors, etc.(Sailboat)
Collared/ringnecked turtledove (Betrisher)
Pied imperial pigeon but for tail (Charmed)

All things considered, I'm gonna go with some kind of Oriental Pied Hawk-tailed Turtlepigeon. lolololol

The Pied Pigeon was actually pretty persuasive, and did fit with Mr. Boat's idea. I had been thinking about doves for a while.

Thanks, y'all. This was fun!

What about these?
(Spotted doves)

OR

(Zebra Doves)

OR

(Collared Dove- Eurasian)

I love any excuse to Google.

 

[Rival_of_the_Rickeybird]

Ladies, ladies................................

 

[noodles123]

LOL----Breathtakingly life-like!

 

[Rival_of_the_Rickeybird]

My work is done here.

For now.

 

[Inger]

My work is done here.

For now.

There’s no pie on that pied bird.


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[SailBoat]

My work is done here.
For now.

There’s no pie on that pied bird.
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Hmmm, The effects of too many rainy days and the cooler near full of 'cold ones.' Enjoy my friend, there's a Sunny break in the weather setting in place! Enjoy it!

 

[Rival_of_the_Rickeybird]

Yes, friends, weather is great so I was out and about, coffee at Mom's Diner, with pie of Apple a la mode variety.