Patent ID: 7874093

Claim:
A decoy comprising: a single support pole extending along a substantially vertical axis; a single hanging rod coupled to the single support pole, wherein the single hanging rod further comprises a first end and a distal second end, the first end of the single hanging rod coupled to a swivel mechanism, the second end of the hanging rod fixedly coupled to the single support pole, the first end of the single hanging rod extending horizontally beyond the vertical axis of the single support pole; and a blade having a first portion and a distal second portion, wherein the first portion is coupled to the swivel mechanism which is coupled to the first end of the single hanging rod, the blade contoured to have a substantially s-shape, the single hanging rod being of a length at least as long as the blade to enable the blade to move freely about a plurality of axes and to spin about a longitudinal axis of the blade without being obstructed by the single support pole, wherein the second distal portion of the blade is not affixed to the single hanging rod to enable the blade to move freely in the plurality of axes to simulate bird flight, the blade further having a first color on a first surface of the blade and a second color on a second surface of the blade, the first and second colors contrasting to attract one or more birds when the blade moves and spins in response to wind, wherein the s-shape of the blade is a cross section shape which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the blade, wherein the s-shape extends substantially along an entire length of the blade.