[Wild Skies]

Well, well . . . the judges were a little surprised this morning upon waking up to find replies to this thought-to-be-temporarily-put-on-hold-thread . . . so let's make the most of it!

David made a good guess given the quality of the pic, but unfortunately his guess is not correct.

Russel's guess and seconded by Daryl of the raptor carving is indeed a Peregrine Falcon carving. If the judges were a bunch of nitpickers, they might rule they're only partially correct because the bird is on our mantle and not a bookshelf. In a gesture of good faith, I'm personally going to overrule the judges and call them correct! (wink!)

This all leads to the Bonus Round! In the pic below there are two other carvings of birds on the mantle. Name the species of the large raptor on the left and the small bird under the gun. And a Special Bonus Question for the gun nuts . . . What make of gun is resting in the display stand?