If it looks like a duck.....

McElwain’s offspring?

I am more curious as to why rather than what. It isn't that hard to figure out what. I cropped it to make it a little tougher

Surface Rust!

Are you running your own still.

Uh no. Especially with the location of this pic

you disguised your pic ok, when I googled it, it came up with "many winged insect"

is the writing at the bottom relevant

It's hard to read but at the bottom it looks like the word Holliday spelled in rust particles.

could be mud, @shane is it an old ski binding

No