Cougar-weathervane

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Our Cougar Weathervane was originally commissioned by a couple we met at a show here in California. They were building a new home in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and wanted this weathervane to be the finishing touch that greeting visitors as they drove up the driveway. Since then we have made versions of this weathervane for customers in such far-flung locations as Vancouver Island in Canada, in Virginia, Utah and Washington State.

In this design, we’ve tried to capture the graceful and sleek appearance of one of the world’s most beautiful large cats. In the version shown here, the cat is made in copper with a gold leafed lower face and palladium leafed check spots and tail tip. The mountain on which it crouches is brass. Brass is 70% copper so it will patina similarly to the copper but with subtle variations. We like to pick up some brass in the sculpture piece as the directionals (North, South, East & West arms) are also brass and it helps tie everything in together. The gold and palladium leaf will remain their original color. The cougar also has brown glass eyes with black pupils to give it a more animated appearance. Because we make each weathervane to order, we can work with our customers if they prefer different metal and leaf combinations.

Also known as a Mountain Lion, Puma, Panther, Painter, Mountain Screamer or Catamount, the cougar has the greatest range of any wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere, extending from Yukon in Canada to the southern Andes of South America. It is the second heaviest cat in the New World, after the jaguar, and the fourth heaviest in the world, after the tiger, lion, and jaguar, although it is most closely related to smaller felines. A capable stalk-and-ambush predator, the cougar pursues a wide variety of prey. Primary food sources include ungulates such as deer and bighorn sheep, as well as domestic cattle, horses, and goats, particularly in the northern part of its range, but it hunts species as small as insects and rodents. While it is a large predator, it is not always the dominant species in its range, as when it competes for prey with animals such as the gray wolf, black bear, and the grizzly bear. It is a reclusive cat and usually avoids people.

This weathervane works nicely in a paired grouping such as with a deer, big horn sheep, etc. If you order two or more weathervanes from us at the same time, we offer a 10% discount on both vanes.

Customer Photos above, Cougar on left, Running Mustangs & Cougar in photo at right.

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The photos shown here were graciously sent to us by a customer in Evergreen, Colorado. The large (3-foot sculpture piece) Cougar weathervane and extra-large (4-foot sculpture piece) Triple Mustang weathervane are both on top of octagon shaped turrets on their pool house. The home is at 8000 feet elevation and the weathervane were tied into their lightning protection system.

We gold leafed the mustang’s manes and tails and the cougar’s muzzle and tail tip. The hillsides beneath the cougar and the mustangs were done in brass.

At the time the order is placed, a deposit of 1/3 is due. Upon receipt of the deposit, time will be reserved in our schedule. The balance is due when the weather vane has been completed and prior to shipping. Deposits can be made with Visa, MasterCard or check.

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