Cayuga Birders, The following message was posted to the State College PA Bird Club listserv. Click on the link and watch the whole thing. While these are not living birds, I think everyone will agree that the artistry and craftsmanship these "pistols" show is just incredible!!
Don Timmons Newfield -------Original Message------- From: CHARLIE HOYER Date: 2/12/2012 12:50:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: IS THIS BIRD A PAINTED BUNTING? Is this bird a Painted Bunting? http://www.christies.com/features/singing-bird-pistols-en-1422-3.aspx Above is a link to a short video about a pair of 200+ year-old mechanical singing-bird pistols at auction by Christie's. Whether or not you are an antique gun aficionado, you'll want to take a moment to watch. BTW, they don't shoot bullets ! Cheerz 'n beerz ! ... Charlie Hoyer -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
