elegantly portrayed one of our most fascinating birds when he wrote that verse. The 

Tawny Owl is perhaps the most nocturnal of all European owls and the distinctive

night-time hooting is firmly established in our heritage. The Tawny is the most common

owl in this country, though absent from Ireland. Although they primarily inhabit rural woodand 

terrain many have now taken up residence in urban areas. Broad leaf or mixed forestry

is the preferred habitat  and the diet is comprehensive and variable depending on the

environment. Rurally small rodents mice, voles etc. urban, small birds like sparrows,

and starlings. 

This figurine by Ray Ayres followed a survey of BFAs members to choose a subject and

overwhelmingly a Tawny Owl won, this model resulted.

It was very popular then and still is now, this example is in very good, rather like new

condition, there are no issues at all, as clean and fresh as the day it left Langholm.

I have listed other Owl models, - Short Eared and Little at the same time as this ,

please browse through my listings to see if they remain and thanks for looking.