Perched atop churches, barns, businesses, homes and seats of government, weather vanes have over hundreds of years taken the form of everything from farm animals to pets, storybook figures to race ...

If you’re trying to discern the direction of the wind, these headless chickens won’t be much help. They will, however, tell you how much the people of Folkestone, England, have to fear at any given ...

As a functioning piece of meteorological equipment, a weathervane is definitely limited. However, as a decorative feature for a barn or a cupola or a chimney, many people find weathervanes to be ...

Perched atop churches, barns, businesses, homes and seats of government, weather vanes have over hundreds of years taken the form of everything from farm animals to pets, storybook figures to race ...

When William Penn and two of his business partners commissioned a weather vane to top their grist mill near Philadelphia, it told them which way the wind was blowing. The vane also was a sign for the ...

ABOVE: A copper fox weather vane. BELOW: the Archangel Gabriel weather vane. Perched atop churches, barns, businesses, homes and seats of government for hundreds of years, weather vanes have taken the ...

Perched atop churches, barns, businesses, homes and seats of government, weather vanes have over hundreds of years taken the form of everything from farm animals to pets, storybook figures to race ...

Perched atop churches, barns, businesses, homes and seats of government, weather vanes have over hundreds of years taken the form of everything from farm animals to pets, storybook figures to race ...

Look up for some signs of history or whimsy, in particular when the wind blows.Weather vanes have been around for two thousand years, telling sailors and farmers the direction of the wind. Now they ...

Weather vanes, used for centuries to indicate wind direction, now serve primarily as ornamental and symbolic decorations. Weather vane designs, often crafted from copper or gold-gilded steel, range ...