Downy Woodpecker Balsa Ornament balsa-fish This beautiful mortar and pestle

This beautiful mortar and pestle is hand-crafted from sustainably harvested tropical hardwood by artisans in Nicaragua

They have 4 wings that they can rotate and move independently

Males have blue-gray wings and usually have a reddish tail with black and white banding

This means they’re born in freshwater

Cephalofoil is what gives the hammerhead Shark its "hammer

Downy Woodpecker Balsa Ornament balsa-fish This beautiful mortar and pestleThe downy woodpecker is the smallest woodpecker in North America. They help to protect our trees by eating bugs and larvae, but they can often be found at the birdfeeder. This downy is a male, because only males have a red patch on the back of their heads. Made out of sustainably harvested balsa wood, these lightweight ornaments are hand carved and then painted with non toxic acrylic paint by a cooperative of skilled artisans on Isla Solentiname,