Morton Arboretum : Drawing : Under the Roost of the Long-Eared Owls [3.24641]

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Watts, May Theilgaard

Under the Roost of the Long-Eared Owls

Identifier

3.24641

Format

Pen and india ink on cream 4-ply board.

Digitization Status

Digitized

Reproduction:

Original

Dimensions

27.8 cm W x 35 cm H (Item)
24.6 cm W x 30.8 cm H (Platemark or image size)

Extent

1 sheet

Type

Drawing

Date created

20th century

Description

Four illustrations depicting long-eared owls and their pellets. Captions accompany each individual illustration. The drawings illustrate the story OWL PELLETS GALORE by May Theilgaard Watts, Naturalist at The Morton Arboretum.

Upper left text: UNDER the ROOST of the LONG-EARED OWLS

Illustrations with captions, from left to right, top to bottom:

Drawing of an owl pellet
- Caption: An owl pellet
Drawing of forest floor, including rhododendron
- Caption: When rhododendron leaves uncurl we find pellets.
Drawing of rodent bone findings
- Caption: Each pellet reveals parts of a small rodent.
Drawing of two owls in a tree
- Caption: They seem to grow taller as we approach.

Language

English