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Watts, May Theilgaard

Under the Roost of the Long-Eared Owls

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Pen and india ink on cream 4-ply board.
Digitized
Original
27.8 cm W x 35 cm H (Item)
24.6 cm W x 30.8 cm H (Platemark or image size)
1 sheet
Drawing
20th century
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.

 
Long-eared owl--Behavior
Ornithology
Drawings -- United States -- 20th century
Pen works -- United States -- 20th century
Rhododendron L. (azalea)
Owl Pellets Galore
Artwork
English
Copyright statement:

Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image are available from the Sterling Morton Library, The Morton Arboretum. For more information, please visit our ABOUT section or complete and submit this form.