A bird decoy which is suitable for use in decoying ducks and geese is disclosed and has a body with a head connected thereto. The head is connected by a swivel mount which allows it to be rotated against the body when the decoy is not in use. Wings are hingedly attached to the body and contain a second hinge mounting at a point intermediate the tip of the wing and the point of connection of the wing to the body. They can be folded into a compact configuration against the body of the decoy when it is being stored or transported. Legs can also be provided, and these are also hinged to the body. The decoy can be set up on a stand, and the wings and feet can be placed in their spread position to more accurately depict the particular bird the decoy is intended to represent.
A hand held game fowl decoy comprising a generally flat body having opposed substantially parallel surfaces of contrasting color or brightness. The body includes a first rigid portion and a second rigid portion having a peripheral outline generally to provide roughly a silhouette of a game fowl's wing. The body is hinged along a hinge line which forms the junction between the first and second body portions. A handle adapted to be held in the hand of a hunter extends from the first body portion. Repeated movement of the handle by the hunter effects swinging of the second body portion relative to the first portion about the hinge line alternately making visible to the game fowl being hunted the contrasting color or brightness of at least the second body portion and simulating the flapping of a fowl's wings.
A mechanism for attaching a wing to a fuselage of a model airplane. The mechanism includes a mounting base, a wing bolt, a retaining device that holds the wing bolt in the mounting base, and a flexible support member positioned between the retaining device and the mounting base. A wing assembly for a model airplane is also disclosed. The wing assembly includes a first and second wing section and a wing rib for connecting the two sections. A means for connecting a wing assembly to a model airplane is also disclosed.
A bird attraction apparatus for simulating the movement of a bird in relation to a surface, including a support base, a transport arm with a first section pivotally mounted to the support base and a second section adapted to move between a location proximal to the surface and a point distal to the surface, and a decoy attached to the second section such that the movement of the transport arm moves the decoy in relation to the surface. Also disclosed is a method for attracting wildlife, by providing a decoy connected to a pivotally mounted transport arm, and moving the transport arm to position the decoy along the arc of the transport arm between proximal an distal locations relative to a surface.
An expandable goose decoy having a wire frame and an expandable body envelope. The body envelope is expanded by rotating upon a fully enclosed rigid stationary loop on the wire frame.
