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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.

 
Related Objects
Owl Pellets Galore
Related Collections
Artwork
Language
English