Old Carved and Painted Hawk or Falcon on Natural Wood Base inclined car or set them on shelves

or set them on shelves

And the wing-like arms of the diver mid air

but still radiant

11 1/4” w 8 3/8” d x 6 3/4” t

Old Carved and Painted Hawk or Falcon on Natural Wood Base inclined car or set them on shelvesI'm not the best at identifying birds, but certainly this is a bird of prey, either a falcon or a hawk I believe, with wire extending to form its crooked beak, and wonderfully large painted black eyes that make it seem keenly observant and poised not to miss a thing, miles around! Whether the base is original to it or not I can't say for sure, but they certainly feel akin, and there are two small holes in the wood into which the bird's wire feel