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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


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 Leo W
Leo W club
Ich wusste gar nicht, dass es dafür einen Sammlermarkt gibt. Auf jeden Fall hast du sie sehr künstlerisch präsentiert.
2 years 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.
2 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Interestin bone still life.
2 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen club
Thank you so much Jaap.
2 years 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 :))
2 years 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.
2 years ago.
 Jean-Paul
Jean-Paul club
Nice still life pics.
Very special patterns.
2 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Jean-Paul club
Glad you approve Jean-Paul...........many thanks.
2 years 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.
2 years 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!
2 years 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-))))
2 years 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..!!
2 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
A great unusual stillife, Keith !
2 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Ulrich John club
Thank you kind sir.
2 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
Impressive find
2 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Annemarie club
Thank you Annemarie.
2 years ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
ziet er schitterend uit keith
2 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Fred Fouarge club
Thank you kind sir!
2 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
My fave for the PIP.
Have some I collect in nature, didn’t knew there is a market for it…
2 years 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 :-)
2 years 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.
2 years 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.
2 years 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 :))))))
2 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Ha, ha........thanks Tanja :-)))
2 years ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Die Knochensammlung wird größer. Dann kannst du bald als Schamane die Geister beschwören ;-)
2 years 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?
2 years ago.

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