Blue Heron Bobbing Wind Toy

I love wind toys. I've designed quite a few wind spinners. I live near a nature preserve that hosts many different birds. We often see big Blue Herons silently standing in the marsh. They suddenly bob their head down and grab a fish. I thought I'd try to make a wind toy that bobs up and down.

The Prusa XL with 5 heads is great for easily printing these multi-color projects. Less issues / filament than with my Prusa MK3S MM2.

I usually mount the wind toys on fences with a 6mm carbon rod. On this project I also made a rod holder for the 8mm fiberglass driveway markers. These can be inserted into your lawn.

The 3D Printer Models:
https://www.printables.com/model/8541...
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:660...

Things I used:
Prusa XL 5 head 3D Printer ( https://www.prusa3d.com/product/origi... )
Prusa MK4 3D Printer ( https://amzn.to/49TKixs )
Yellow PETG filament ( https://amzn.to/3Wi0TYm )
Black PETG filament ( https://amzn.to/3JubPur )
White PETG filament ( https://amzn.to/3w4jg8F )
Sparkel Blue filament ( https://amzn.to/4d9atmw )
6mm x 400mm Carbon fiber Rod ( https://amzn.to/448DlY7 )
6mm x 1000mm Carbon fiber rod ( https://amzn.to/3xVfnUg )
3D 1-1/4inch finishing nails ( https://amzn.to/4dkFhRw )
Fiberglass driveway poles ( https://amzn.to/3Ue9hph )
8/32 Nylon 1/2inch Machine Screw ( https://amzn.to/3JDRCT9 )
8/32 Nylon Nuts ( https://amzn.to/4acmS6J )

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