comprising
Barn Owls - Tytoniidae - 10
Typical Owls- Strigiidae - 127
Nyctia scandiaca
'SNOWY'
Genuine Victorian Firescreen - £1275
Cornish Taxidermy. (descendants of this "stuffer" still reside in one of the 'Duke of Cornwall's' properties!)
Good quality woodwork as can be seen but 2 side panels(glass) cracked
Otus scops
This may look contrived but the process being employed is 'feathering'
Rare Scops Owl - genuine wild specimen landed on a trawler in an exhausted state about 40 miles(leagues?) off Cornwall. It survived for 3 days on sugared water apparently - a lump of Cod would have probably helped it a bit more!! - SOLD
Sold
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'Story book Owls' with quality label
The total then of 137 species and many subspecies - the Barn Owl being the most widely represented. Always popular in taxidermy and aviculture thus necessitating the need for special protection and licensing. Of the total, perhaps 60 or so have been represented here but currently just 15. Many of them went to Ireland years ago and feedback some time later told me of the collection being kept in a wet shed after the break up of the marriage.
A common tale but true!
This is one of them:
adult birds by Hussey- nest of youngsters by this author
Sold
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African species-East Anglian case.Large display - £1095
Labeled Athene noctua display (with some History) - now my favourite having sold the URAL, below. 'I know this item is desired in Denmark' but please be patient for awhile longer!
2 views of the same display. This pair which met their end near Helston as road casualties were often heard and seen around the area as depicted in the background. Not quite Hart of Christchurch I would agree but pleasant enough as my first 'completed case in retirement'
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Done for the simple pleasure of it and to enjoy for awhile.There is a Newt trapped in the resin which is attracting the r/h bird
Asio otis
Long Eared Owl - £395
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Eagle Owl on Tawny prey £1375 - Local Cornish casualties
Ural Owl in tall dome - - SOLD - GREECE
Tyto alba
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Barn Owls at nest scene - genuine white mole prey -£1375.
Barn owl watching Shrew -SOLD. My personal favourite for a long time
UFO's not included!
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Pair Scops Owls - £1375.....Hawk Owl - £1125
Both by Ward - recased by previous naturalist owner
Otus bakkomoena
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Not too common is this species- Collared Scops - £385 (l/h dome)
Six rareties by Shaw to feature the Tengmalms (Aegolius funereus)- again not too common.
useful references
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EXTINCTION
There are 5 mass extinctions known, most famously the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. The Mayan culture - another of 'my themes' predict that december 23 2012 might be a problem. Their view was that the world is "cyclical" and the 13th (final- before regeneration ) long count of 144,000days (Baktun) is due. Impressive astronomical data and calendar have proved remarkably accurate - so far!.
Iron based Meteorite - larger examples of this specimen (authors) may do for us what we have done to numerous creatures in the natural world!
Original Ward Dodo casts from which moulds for the repro's below were made.
42" x 28" print(recently donated) from the 1903 original in Paris
4 of the 5 made in Cornwall - the cased item in California
Growing interest in the remainder of this selection requires a price ....£3300
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Triple species frame: 2 Huia , 1 very rare Kiwi, 1 Kakapo (feathers)
Triple frame: 2 Passenger Pigeon, 1 Carolina Parakeet, 1 Eskimo Curlew - feathers
Single frame: 3 Huia - feathers
Single frame: Huia part scalp with many small feathers and replica egg
Single frame: Huia Wingbone
Single frame: 1 Heath hen- feather
Single frame: 1 Great Auk - feather.
Signed letters of authenticity
Large framed poster
THE MOA BONES DISPLAY ARE NOT INCLUDED - see homepage
Suitable freebie or two for a cash purchase!
............Potter influence on this "Two Hoots" advertising case (squirrels)- finally finished off after 5 years!
£345
The book cover reads: The Big Squirrel Mounting book, vol 1, Two Hoots, Truro ,2003
The map shows: Worldwide squirrel distribution - 267 species