Ocracoke, North Carolina, circa 1905, carved and painted wood, iron bill, iron stake, loosely mounted to wood base, published on page 118 of Shorebird Decoys of North Carolina by Kroghie Andresen and Philip Harvey.

Height 15.75 in.

From the Personal Collection of Mr. Kroghie Andresen, Charlotte, North Carolina

Former collection of Chuck Riser.

This early 1900s yellowlegs decoy was found in the rafters of an old outbuilding behind his house in the 1970s. Ben loved to hunt shorebirds and maintained a large stand of decoys to hunt.

Original paint with moderate wear, corrosion to iron bill, damage to top of the head, hit by shot.