It is hard to believe. I have been creating owls in one or more
media since 1965, yet it was only in 2006 that I held my first live owls.
|
|
|
|
THE SAW WHET OWL In September of 2006, I met Linda Breuer and visited Barnswallow, her raptor rehabilitation center near Wauconda, Illinois. The very first owl I held was this wonderful little Saw Whet named Boopie, who, because of a collision with an automobile, can no longer fly. |
|
THE GREAT HORNED OWL
What a magnificent bird! Emily is an imprinted bird so she can not be released even though she is in perfect health She acts as a foster mother, raising orphaned Great Horned Owls. What a treat to hold this big ball of perfectly arranged feathers. |
Click for other, larger photos
|
THE LONG EARRED OWL This is Bear , a permanent resident who can no longer fly. Like all of the birds at Barnswallow, he is an educational bird and goes with Linda to visit schools and teach interested organizations. Linda is holding up one of his feather tufts. The other side is missing. Many people belive that owls hear through these ear tufts, but their ears are actually on the sides of the head.
|
Click for other, larger photos
|
THE BARRED OWL There are two resident educational Barred Owls at Barnswallow. Nick lost an eye and Griffin sustained a wing injury, both from collisions with cars. They do keep each other company. |
|
Click for other, larger photos
|
THE SCREECH OWL I am holding Hubert Alfred, a Screech Owl at Barnswallow who was taken from some foolish person who had raised him as a pet. The monster cut off Hubert's talons so there was no way Hubert could catch prey and survive in the wild. Besides that he is totally imprinted on humans so he is dependent on humans, another reason he would not survive on his own. |
Click for other, larger photos
|
THE BLACK AND WHITE OWL I shot this photo on a February bird-watching, star-gazing trip to Costa Rica. This is a Black and White Owl. Read more on the page with the larger images. |
Click for other, larger photos
|
THE RED-TAILED HAWK Okay, so this is not an owl. As a member of Linda's family, I just had to include Lily, a Red-Tailed Hawk. Like Emily, she had also imprinted on humans so she can not be released. She loves to show off her beautiful wings. Take a look at the larger photos. |
|
Click for other, larger photos
|
Bob came running in, one day, and said, "There's a really big bird in the backyard. I grabbed my Canon and telephoto and crept out the back door. The hawk was so intent on eating one of our squirrels (They're the peanutiest!) that it only occasionally glanced my way. I sent the photo to a friend and she wasn't quite sure of its species, so I sent it on to Linda and she called to tell me it was an immature, female Red Tailed Hawk. Wow! I would like to see this one mature, as it stood 20 inches high at this age. Take a look at the larger photos.
|
|
Click for other, larger photos
|
April 19th at about 4:00 p.m., I came back from my walk to find this hawk in our backyard, eyeing my tasty chipmunks and doves. It was so small, I thought it was a Cooper's Hawk. It turned out to be an immature Red-Tail. Take a look at the larger photos.
|
Cameron Owls
633 Cedar Street
Madison, WI 53715-2117
608-770-5684
clarowl@charter.net
Copyright ©1999-2021
Cameron Owls
Clarence P. Cameron
All Rights Reserved
