Curious Pair of Old Carved Birds (Falcons?) on Posts Native American portrait Here are two--the dark one

Here are two--the dark one (a dark blue-gray) I think was maybe a hand-sander

very beautifully executed exercise in using a compass

Otherwise they're pretty structurally sound and stable

or just bounce around a bit

where there is a thin split in the wood but it is still holding fine

Curious Pair of Old Carved Birds (Falcons?) on Posts Native American portrait Here are two--the dark oneI purchased this these from a dealer based in Pennsylvania, but really don't know anything specific about them. I take them for falcons, calling to mind ancient Egyptian ones; they also remind me of a couple of old men standing on the corner talking about sports and neighborhood news! It seems possible they actually functioned as decoys of sorts, as there are a bunch of holes in the wood, as if a woodpecker went to work pecking away at them, and I