With outstretched wings, this barn owl returns to his barn nest and his hungry family, repeating the ageless ritual his ancestors have practiced here, in this barn, for at least one hundred years. Feathered against the endless starry night, he swoops and sails to the darkened wheat field below and catches a mouse in his nimble talons. Every night, as the moon rises, a barn owl awakens and flies out to hunt. The owls have nested there and have hunted in the fields and circled in the night skies as time slowly slipped by. Enjoy." With illustrations from Gjisbert (Nick) van Frankenhuyzen, noted wildlife artist and illustrator of our Legends series as well as The Blue Spruce by Mario Cuomo and L is for Lincoln: An Illinois Alphabet.Tony Johnston’s THE BARN OWLS recalls in quiet tones the memory of a barn that has stood alone in a wheat field for one hundred years at least. This is the true story of his life with us. His personality was unique from the very beginning and we know that we were lucky to have shared such a close bond with this wild bird. We have cared for many Great Horned Owls but none of them were like Jackson, the owl in this story. Taking an owl from its nest is dangerous and illegal.
For good reason, caring for these birds is very tightly regulated and closely monitored. Without these permits, we would never have been able to care for hawks and owls. More importantly, Gijsbert was issued all the Federal and State permits needed to care for birds of prey. Gijsbert took every opportunity to sketch, paint, and photograph our temporary guests during their stay on the farm. Growing up on a farm, as well as my training as an animal technician, prepared me for many of the medical situations that arose. Some of the animals were injured adults, others were orphaned babies, but all of them were in need of a little help to get them back into the wild. From the Author (Robbyn van Frankenhuyzen): "For twenty years we have rehabilitated a wide variety of wild critters, from fawns, foxes, skunks, and crows to opposums, raccoons, rabbits, and owls.
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