tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post2362281472784386523..comments2024-03-27T16:06:06.759-05:00Comments on Sketching in Nature: Eastern Screech Owl--Vickie HendersonKate (Cathy Johnson)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03296053923338246127noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-16860149886850630452011-09-02T05:21:05.684-05:002011-09-02T05:21:05.684-05:00Wow. Yes, what a story. I was imagining a sad en...Wow. Yes, what a story. I was imagining a sad ending as I continued to read. What a delightful surprise! An encounter filled with wonder and tenderness.Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301484477954719161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-62470851925667282332011-08-31T15:05:26.150-05:002011-08-31T15:05:26.150-05:00Paula, what a wonderful story! That's one of ...Paula, what a wonderful story! That's one of nature's great honors.Kate (Cathy Johnson)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03296053923338246127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-62935813073819570872011-08-31T14:47:16.979-05:002011-08-31T14:47:16.979-05:00He's absolutely wonderful Vickie. My experienc...He's absolutely wonderful Vickie. My experience with a screech owl was the Christmas I got my first SLR camera and spotted something red on the side of the road on my way home. I went back thinking it might be a cat who'd been hit. Turned out to be an owl so I grabbed my new camera and started shooting. Got right up to him and he didn't move so I sat down and had a conversation (rather one-sided) for about 1/2 hour. Ultimately, I just had to try to touch him. I spoke softly and reached out one finger to stroke his breast AND HE LET ME!!! He even stretched his head up like a cat. I finally got a stick and got him to grab on so I could move him to a big cedar tree. I later found out that when the sun comes up they just stop and go to sleep wherever they happen to be. He probably woke up that night thinking he had dreamed the whole encounter, but what a treat it was for me.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10906087554997612797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-57094231323454074162011-08-31T08:46:07.059-05:002011-08-31T08:46:07.059-05:00I'm with Pam, I'm delighted you went back ...I'm with Pam, I'm delighted you went back and finished this wonderful spread.<br /><br />And yes, I've had some very special experiences with nature, thanks in part to my vet, Pete Rucker at the Excelsior Springs Animal Clinic. I also got to babysit a very impressive great horned owl his kids had nicknamed The Assassin. With good reason!Kate (Cathy Johnson)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03296053923338246127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-1976960263052037752011-08-31T05:20:54.943-05:002011-08-31T05:20:54.943-05:00Pam, thank you! I was surprised and delighted tha...Pam, thank you! I was surprised and delighted that the biologist lifted him out of the box and I was able to see him up close. Their calls are eerie, but even when you can't find them, it's so much fun to know they are nearby.<br /><br />Hey, Marie. Thank you!Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301484477954719161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-1221154618636597552011-08-31T05:17:45.516-05:002011-08-31T05:17:45.516-05:00Thank you, Cathy. What a special experience to sp...Thank you, Cathy. What a special experience to spend that kind of solitude with one of these owls. They are so beautiful!<br /><br />Thanks, Gay!Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301484477954719161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-91236175929949319942011-08-31T04:46:32.857-05:002011-08-31T04:46:32.857-05:00He is so absolutely beautiful Vickie! A very endea...He is so absolutely beautiful Vickie! A very endearing sketch...Maree Clarksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274329795088706720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-14858640468188102322011-08-30T16:28:02.638-05:002011-08-30T16:28:02.638-05:00I sure am glad you toured your past sketchbooks an...I sure am glad you toured your past sketchbooks and finished this lovely spread. Yes, indeed, it's never too late! Great rendition. What an experience it must have been to interrupt this little one's nap time. While in western NY this summer, I heard their unusual cry in the early morning and evening almost every day. Could never find them in the trees.... When we lived there I did get to see three owlets. What fun it was to watch them bob their heads as they looked at us.Pam Johnson Brickellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927455773097702525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-81072701405310838122011-08-30T13:29:37.117-05:002011-08-30T13:29:37.117-05:00What a beautiful owl!What a beautiful owl!gay kraegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06922792724771138962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-28296559666215323002011-08-30T11:24:34.202-05:002011-08-30T11:24:34.202-05:00What a terrific post, Vickie! I got to babysit on...What a terrific post, Vickie! I got to babysit one of these little guys till my vet could return him to the wild...they are so tiny!!Kate (Cathy Johnson)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03296053923338246127noreply@blogger.com