Stone of the Month: February 2017 "Bird of Prey"
This figure stone is suggestive of a large bird of prey, perhaps an eagle searching the landscape for its next meal. The suggestive nature of this California stone is one of the important features of a quality viewing stone. It is a Murphys stone, named from the location where it was found—Murphys, in northern California. This is a combination of limestone and quartz. While most of these stones are seen as dynamic landscape scenes, rarely is a good figure stone found in this species of rock. It was found by Ken McLeod and was a part of his personal stone collection for many years. This stone is 26 cm wide, 20 cm high, and 12 cm deep without the base.
