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Small Mammal Skull and Bones (+PiP)

Small Mammal Skull and Bones (+PiP)
Some more from my granddaughter's bone collection. These bones are obtained from Owl pellets, which are the mass of undigested parts of it's food that it occasionally regurgitates.

These are the bones of small mammals.........probably mice, voles for something similar.

Owl pellets can be found near where they roost..........but most people (including my granddaughter) purchase them online. They then just need cleaning etc. Fascinating stuff..!!

There's another image of these bones in the PiP together with the Gull's skull from my previous images.

Frans Schols, trester88, Berny, Tanja - Loughcrew and 18 other people have particularly liked this photo


30 comments - The latest ones
 Leo W
Leo W club
Ich wusste gar nicht, dass es dafür einen Sammlermarkt gibt. Auf jeden Fall hast du sie sehr künstlerisch präsentiert.
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Leo W club
Nor did I until my granddaughter told me!

Glad you like these images Leo............many thanks.
8 months ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Interestin bone still life.
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen club
Thank you so much Jaap.
8 months ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Wow,das schaut wieder richtig edel aus,wie du das zerlegt und zusammengestellt hast liebe rKeith,das wirkt großartig mit diesen dunklen Hintergrund,deine Fotoideen sind einfach immer klasse :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Sonntag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Günter Klaus club
Glad you enjoyed these shots Güni..............it's been fun making them. Thank you so much.
8 months ago.
 beverley
beverley
it draws the eye and makes me think !
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to beverley
Glad you think so beverley.............thanks for dropping in and leaving a comment and star.
8 months ago.
 Jean-Paul
Jean-Paul club
Nice still life pics.
Very special patterns.
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Jean-Paul club
Glad you approve Jean-Paul...........many thanks.
8 months ago.
 Diana Australis
Diana Australis club
I like these Keith. Fascinating backstory. The skull is beautiful…
My little grandson has a bone collection..of chicken bones from the compost which he digs up out of the garden :)) These he has artfully arranged as his archaeological treasures! ( he is 5)
Lovely photos. Have a top Sunday.
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Diana Australis club
I'm pleased you like them Diana.............and find the story fascinating. I've enjoyed photographing them and sharing my granddaughters hobby.

It's love to hear of your grandson's collection as well...........maybe you shout take some photos to share!
8 months ago.
 Jean-louis Thiaudiere
Jean-louis Thiaudier… club
J'ai cru un instant que tu avais perdu ton self-contrôle, en brisant ce crane de goéland. Mais un Britannique ne perd jamais son légendaire flegme-))))
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Jean-louis Thiaudier… club
Ha, ha...............my granddaughter would kill me if I damaged any of her collection..!!
8 months ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
A great unusual stillife, Keith !
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Ulrich John club
Thank you kind sir.
8 months ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
Impressive find
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Annemarie club
Thank you Annemarie.
8 months ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
Superb pictures Keith. I'm sure your granddaughter learns a lot from her unusual collections. I think she would get on very well with Sophie :-))
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne club
Thank you so much Rosa. I've sent her a set of pictures and she's pleased with them.

I'll try and get some more things from her to photograph next time we visit.
8 months ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
ziet er schitterend uit keith
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Fred Fouarge club
Thank you kind sir!
8 months ago.
 Xata
Xata club
My fave for the PIP.
Have some I collect in nature, didn’t knew there is a market for it…
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Xata club
Thank you so much Isabel.

I suspect there's a market for pretty much anything if you look hard enough :-)
8 months ago.
 Eunice Perkins
Eunice Perkins club
I didn't know that there was such a thing as a bone collection. They do make an interesting subject for photography though as you have proved. I wonder if anyone collects bones over here.
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Eunice Perkins club
Ha, ha...........my granddaughters friends think it's all a bit odd, but it makes her happy and she enjoys researching stuff too. Sometimes, she sets a bone in acrylic and makes jewellery from it.
8 months ago.
 Tanja - Loughcrew
Tanja - Loughcrew club
Jetzt machst mich aber glücklich...ich liebe Eulen...sehr sogar aber ich hab noch nie gehört, dass man Eulenkugeln kaufen kann!!!!
Fascinating stuff :))))))
8 months ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Ha, ha........thanks Tanja :-)))
8 months ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Die Knochensammlung wird größer. Dann kannst du bald als Schamane die Geister beschwören ;-)
7 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to trester88 club
I never thought of that...........I wonder if there's an online course I could do?
7 months ago.

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