Patent ID: 7272906

Claim:
A bird decoy, comprising: an upper body member having forward and rearward end portions and upper and lower surfaces; said upper body member being shaped to be generally two dimensional but having a peripheral edge that is shaped to resemble the body and tail portions of a bird species when the bird decoy is viewed from above; an elongated lower body member having first and second end portions and opposite side portions; said first end portion of said lower body member being shaped in three dimensions to closely resemble the head and neck of said bird species; said second end portion of said lower body member being operatively removably coupled to the lower surface of said upper body member; a pair of wing members, having upper and lower surfaces and inner and outer end portions, operatively pivotably secured to said lower body member; said wing members being shaped to engage a wind current and pivot between upper and lower positions with respect to said lower body member; an elongated support stand having upper and lower ends; said upper end of said support stand being operatively pivotably connected to said lower body member; said upper end of said elongated support further being provided with a plurality of elongated prongs that are shaped and positioned to be received by a plurality of openings, having peripheral edge portions, formed in said lower body member; and at least one elongated, flexible and resilient hinge member operatively coupling the inner end portions of said wing members to said lower body member; said upper body and lower body members being shaped to engage the wind current and pivot with respect to said support stand.