Solitude
by Jean Walker
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30.000 x 24.000 inches
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Title
Solitude
Artist
Jean Walker
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Tawny owl... The tawny owl or brown owl (Strix aluco) is a stocky, medium-sized owl commonly found in woodlands across much of Eurasia. Its underparts are pale with dark streaks, and the upperparts are either brown or grey. Several of the eleven recognised subspecies have both variants. The nest is typically in a tree hole where it can protect its eggs and young against potential predators. This owl is non-migratory and highly territorial. Many young birds starve if they cannot find a vacant territory once parental care ceases.
This nocturnal bird of prey hunts mainly rodents, usually by dropping from a perch to seize its prey, which it swallows whole; in more urban areas its diet includes a higher proportion of birds. Vision and hearing adaptations and silent flight aid its night hunting. The tawny owl is capable of catching smaller owls, but is itself vulnerable to the eagle owl or northern goshawk.
Although many people believe this owl has exceptional night vision, its retina is no more sensitive than a human's and its asymmetrically placed ears are key to its hunting by giving it excellent directional hearing. Its nocturnal habits and eerie, easily imitated call, have led to a mythical association of the tawny owl with bad luck and death.
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Comments (51)
Anne Gifford
I love owls, and I love this painting! The cold purplish/blues of the misty background work perfectly with this snowy scene. like/f
Jean Walker
Thank you so much Mario for your lovely comments about my work and the freature into your group, I really appreciate it...!!!
Randy Burns aka Wiles Henly
Hi Jean! Love this little fellow! Hope you are doing well overseas. Hot and sunny here still and waiting for that first *snowflake!!!!!
Jean Walker replied:
Thank you so much Randy for liking this painting....and for visiting my portfolio..!!!
Anthony Lyon
I really like this one Jean. Beautifully composed and you've captured the feel of winter so cleverly. Voted/Fav'.