PURCHASED AT A RECENT EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA SPORTSMEN'S AUCTION:  ZEB BARFIELD AUCTION COMPANY, HALLWOOD, VIRGINIA.  FOLLOW THEM ON THEIR WEBSITE.  THIS FAMILY AUCTION EXPERTS ARE HONEST, POLITE, AND OFFER THE BUYER FANTASTIC MERCHANDISE THAT IS VERY HARD TO FIND IN QUANTITY AND QUALITY.  THIS BIRD IS ONE OF OVER 30 WE BOUGHT AT THEIR LAST SALE AND IS EXQUISITELY PAINTED AND HAS A PROFESSIONALLY SCULPTED DENSE CORK BODY [NOTE HERE: MANY CARVERS WILL TELL YOU IT IS HARDER TO CARVE CORK THAN WOOD...BECAUSE UNLIKE WOOD, YOU CAN'T ADD MATERIAL TO COVER A MISTAKE].   INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFULLY CARVED HEAD WITH GLASS EYE AND TILT TO GIVE IT A VERY LIFELIKE LOOK.   THIS CARVER WHO IS APPARENTLY MIKE SMYSER (NOT SINZAR AS IT WAS MARKED WITH A STRING TAG) FROM MOUNT WOLF, PENNSYLVANIA AND IS DEFINITELY ACCOMPLISHED.   WE DON'T BUY A LOT OF CORK BIRDS, BUT WE COULD NOT RESIST THIS ONE AS IT IS SO STRIKINGLY STUNNING.  JUST UNDER 11" LONG.    THERE IS NOTHING TO FORGIVE ON THIS BIRD AND ITS HEAD TURNED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT IS AS LIFELIKE AS A CARVER CAN GET IT.  .  AS ALWAYS, OUR STARTING PRICE IS LESS THAN WHAT WE PAID.  NO RESERVE, LOW SHIPPING.  THIS BIRD WOULD BE A GREAT WORKING DUCK, OR GREAT ON A SHELF.    GOOD LUCK!