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But not what you think. I have never actually seen a Barn Owl in the wild. 2 fledglings came to the rehab center yesterday. Both are healthy, with no evidence of injury or illness, they are just too young, can't fly, and can't hunt. For whatever reason, they were orphaned.

Let me tell you, I've been hissed at by a LOT of different animals. Snakes, lizards, hawks, great Horned Owls, even a Yellow Headed Vulture. NOTHING can hiss like these Barn Owls. Incredibly loud and shrill, and absolutely intimidating as anything I've heard.

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What an incredible experience it is to work hands on with these animals. And knowing that they are both perfectly healthy and soon to be released back to the wild is just a bonus.

Thanks for looking!
 
I absolutely LOVE barn owls (we had one that nested in our barn when I was a kid growing up), and your photos are amazing (as always)! Will you be selling prints or large digital downloads of the first owl photo at some time?

You know, the closest we ever actually came to a barn owl in the wild was when one flew within inches of our windshield one totally dark night out in the middle of nowhere. Its wings spanned the entire windshield, and it flew so silently and so fast that it was there, and then gone again, almost before we could register what we'd seen. It caused our bird-phobic friend riding in the back seat to go catatonic for about an hour :).
 
Thanks for taking the time to look! I am really fascinated by these owls. I feel blessed to be able to work with them, to be honest...

Irish Eyes (Mrs.Z) said:
I absolutely LOVE barn owls (we had one that nested in our barn when I was a kid growing up), and your photos are amazing (as always)! Will you be selling prints or large digital downloads of the first owl photo at some time?

You know, the closest we ever actually came to a barn owl in the wild was when one flew within inches of our windshield one totally dark night out in the middle of nowhere. Its wings spanned the entire windshield, and it flew so silently and so fast that it was there, and then gone again, almost before we could register what we'd seen. It caused our bird-phobic friend riding in the back seat to go catatonic for about an hour :).
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Prints are always available for sale, of most of my work. You can purchase direct from me or via outsourced printing, like RedBubble.com. I use a color calibrated monitor and Epson printer, using Ultrachrome K3 inks, and Premium Presentation Matte or Glossy Paper. On matte paper, my prints have a 125-year archive life. This is a gallery-quality, fine art printer, not a normal desktop print-all printer.

Here is a link to the RedBubble location for prints-



Of course, if you order a matted/mounted print from me, I will sign and date the matte and print...
 
tyflier said:
Prints are always available for sale, of most of my work. You can purchase direct from me or via outsourced printing, like RedBubble.com. I use a color calibrated monitor and Epson printer, using Ultrachrome K3 inks, and Premium Presentation Matte or Glossy Paper. On matte paper, my prints have a 125-year archive life. This is a gallery-quality, fine art printer, not a normal desktop print-all printer.

Here is a link to the RedBubble location for prints-



Of course, if you order a matted/mounted print from me, I will sign and date the matte and print...
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Chris, you butthead, I believe I have asked or hinted approximately 7 times about buying your prints via rep point messages, and never once have you given me this information. Gah! Artists! :rolleyes:

Well, at least I have the information now. I hope I will find your Mono Lake shots there. I think that would be a good graduation present to myself.

Sheesh. Sheesh I say! :nope:

edited to add: I see that I can. Duly bookmarked. And will you be doing a 2012 calendar?
 
I'm just curious as to who brought them in (rehab worker called in or ordinary citizen) and how did they know they were orphaned (both parents dead). At that age, Mom and Dad aren't going to be hanging around as often (they will leave them for days), doing their best to force the young ones to learn to fly and hunt on their own. Plus, those most likely weren't that easy to get hold of. ;) When I worked at a wildlife rehab, we would often get fledglings in because people simply didn't understand how young birds learn to be independent. Bringing them in often does more harm than good, and it is perfectly fine to simply bring them back to where they were found. Mom and Dad will find them and not reject them because they smell like humans.
 
Susan said:
I'm just curious as to who brought them in (rehab worker called in or ordinary citizen) and how did they know they were orphaned (both parents dead). At that age, Mom and Dad aren't going to be hanging around as often (they will leave them for days), doing their best to force the young ones to learn to fly and hunt on their own. Plus, those most likely weren't that easy to get hold of. ;) When I worked at a wildlife rehab, we would often get fledglings in because people simply didn't understand how young birds learn to be independent. Bringing them in often does more harm than good, and it is perfectly fine to simply bring them back to where they were found. Mom and Dad will find them and not reject them because they smell like humans.
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They were found flopping on the ground, completely unable to fly at the fairgrounds in town. Under normal conditions, we would leave them for a few days and monitor them. This is a fair and rodeo week for us, and there are thousands of people and horses at the fairgrounds.

These were called in and one of our rescuers caught them and brought them in. Usually the parents are not far when the babies are on the ground. These babies were found with no signs of parents or nest in the vicinity, in the middle of the fairgrounds, surrounded be people and horses. The decision was made to bring them in, rather than watch them get trampled underfoot.

And yes, we know mom and dad will not reject them. We do our absolute best to follow the letter of the law. Our goal is the safety and well being of the birds.
 
desertanimal said:
Chris, you butthead, I believe I have asked or hinted approximately 7 times about buying your prints via rep point messages, and never once have you given me this information. Gah! Artists! :rolleyes:

Well, at least I have the information now. I hope I will find your Mono Lake shots there. I think that would be a good graduation present to myself.

Sheesh. Sheesh I say! :nope:

edited to add: I see that I can. Duly bookmarked. And will you be doing a 2012 calendar?
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Well...I have always had the same link in my signature. "Fine Art Prints Available" will take you to my RedBubble profile where the majority of my outsourced printing comes from...;)

As for Calendars...I just pick the images. The calendars are printed per order. You can start with whatever month you choose, and they will run for a full 12 months...every year. When I get enough images together, I'll be doing one for just wild snakes and just raptors...

Thanks again, everyone!
 
Ah. I never assumed that "Fine Art Prints and Products" were yours. I guess I should have. But no matter, I have your redbubble page bookmarked now.
 
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