On Monday I wrote:

This bird statue lost its plaque and was about to be thrown away before a friend rescued it.

Can you name the bird -- and ( a real long shot) the sculptor?

To my amazement, someone identified the sculptor.

Jennifer Sullivan wrote: "Looks like a Bronze by Michael Naranjo. Nice!"

(Well done, Jennifer!)

For more about this incredible sculptor -- a Native American and Vietnam War veteran -- watch the terrific video below and also click here:

https://rockwellmuseum.org/exhibits-collections/current-exhibitions/michael-naranjo/

As for the bird species, I'm thinking it is a mythic bird, but perhaps there's no right or wrong answer.

P.S.: The statue will be saved. This might be my favorite Monday Morning Mystery ever.

Lorrimer Sanctuary’s “closet of zombie birds” was full of surprises.

You can read it here:

With Snapping Turtle egg-laying season about to start in North Jersey, I thought I'd post this oldie but goodie that I recorded in the front yard.

Watch out for turtles crossing the Franklin Turnpike!

Sound these feathers on a trail at the Hyper Humus Wildlife Management Area in Lafayette during a Nature Conservancy walk earlier this month. Can you I.D. the bird from the feathers? I have a hunch.