Monday, October 31, 2016

Happy Halloween - Another Owl

 
Chart - "Alphabet Owls"
Designer - JBW Designs
Fabric - 32 count cream linen
Fibers - GAST, WDW, & Crescent Colors - 2 strands over 2 threads
Started - 26 October 2016
Completed - 29 October 2016

 Amazing design skill set to create an alphabet in the shape of an owl!
And you will have to take my word for it, there is a Great Horned Owl perched in the tree.  Last week I was outside at dawn and twice watched a Great Horned Owl as it left it's nocturnal roost and headed off at around 7:00am. I am still figuring out how to take better low light / no light photos with my camera.

Here are some Daylight Birds.

Oregon Junco

Song Sparrow

American Robin

Steller's Jays

This bird has a new name - it is now to be called a California Scrub Jay.

On Friday morning a group of around eight Bushtits came to backyard berm.  The flock also included a Ruby-crowned Kinglet.  No photo of the flitting Kinglet, but I was able to snag one photo of a Bushtit. 

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9 comments:

  1. SummerOctober 31, 2016 at 5:40 AM

    The owl piece is beautiful ♥

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  2. MaggeeOctober 31, 2016 at 6:07 AM

    Whenever I see a sampler piece, I always read each letter off... don't know why...So I did it again! Cute piece! They are renaming the Yellow-rumped Warblers too... tho I forget which way it's going... Something about the 'Myrtle' variation. I shall check on it again. I have not seen sparrows around my house yet, but there has been a lot of activity in the back, plus we have been having warm weather still! Love the variety of birds you get to see! Hugs!

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  3. VickieOctober 31, 2016 at 6:18 AM

    The Alphabet Owl is great!

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  4. CATHIOctober 31, 2016 at 8:19 AM

    Happy Halloween!!!

    Cathi

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  5. MouseOctober 31, 2016 at 11:51 AM

    oooo love that wol :) and have you got a setting on your camera that does night shots ?? if not you need to set it to a high resolution more pixels more light absorbtion to take a better night picture and also slow shutter speed too to allow as much light in as possible ... love mouse xxxxx

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  6. Le trame della GalavernaOctober 31, 2016 at 1:12 PM

    Very beautiful stitch
    Happy Halloween

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  7. CarolOctober 31, 2016 at 3:17 PM

    That is a very cute owl, Beth--I always admire the clever way that JBW does these designs :)

    Happy Halloween to you and your many beautiful birds--hope they get some special seeds in their feeders!

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  8. debOctober 31, 2016 at 4:17 PM

    Your alphabet owl is so cute (and very tricky-clever)!

    Fantastic that you're seeing the great horned owl again. I know we have owls of some sort nearby - have seen evidence, but never the actual creature.

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  9. BarbOctober 31, 2016 at 8:25 PM

    What a lovely array of birds for us to see. Now the owl, I am so envious that you saw one. I hear them but have never been lucky enough to actually see one. Your JBW design is wonderful. The JBW owl I did had little owls, pumpkins, etc. worked into the design. I agree, I have no idea how they do it.

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