Last year I was in staying in the Lake District and went to Haverthwaite station for a journey on a steam train. I was surprised to find 3 owls on show there.
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| Scopes, Eagle and Barn Owl on show at the station |
One was a beautiful Barn Owl.
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| Beautiful Barn Owl |
The second was a Scopes Owl - a female who had been rescued from a lady who became allergic to the feathers and could no longer look after her.
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| Scopes Owl |
The third owl was an Eagle Owl
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| Eagle Owl |
Sad to see that they were chained up and not free to fly whenever they wanted - but at least they were being well looked after.
I love the Barn Owl's fluffy face feathers - and you can see I was there in the Spring from the daffodils in the window box.
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| Barn Owl on handler's wrist |
And there were steam trains at the station too!
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| Steam locomotive at Haverthwaite station in the Lake District |
I love owls and have designed some fingerless gloves with owls on the front. They can be made in any 4ply wool, cotton or cashmere and the knitting pattern is available to buy from TwistedClassics site on Ravelry.com.
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| Barn Owl fingerless mitts |
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| Barn Owl mitts - left glove |
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| Barn Owl mitt - right glove |
