An Argentine man looks at a duck decoy with a broken beak.

I read a while back about an old duck decoy selling for thousands of dollars.

An hour before dawn, he sets out his regular duck decoys, with the mannequin standing in the middle of them.

At one time a common sight in the English countryside, only four duck decoys now remain.

He also has a round, turn-of-the century table with a duck decoy in the center and ducks at the base.

Just like duck decoys in front of a hunter's blind.

In the 18th century, duck decoys were carved from soft wood such as pine.

For example he was interested in field sports and built a duck decoy at Dodleston which became something of a commercial operation.

There are two methods of working a duck decoy, dogging or feeding.

Today there are only a few remaining duck decoys in England.