Hannah Schmidt, 32, she/they. Artist and illustrator (art tag is simply #my art). You can find me on Instagram and Twitter as wishfishy. Asks are open if you need it. Store at: WishFishy.redbubble.com
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thank you scherz et al. for bringing us the frogs Mini ature, Mini mum and of course, the Mini scule
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It’s the weekend! And that means I had some time to get a closer look at the taxidermy owl that was being given away for free in my apartment lobby.
I mean just look at this boy! How could I resist?
He is very obviously a Great Horned Owl, which just so happens to be the official bird of my Province. And the first thing I did after picking this guy up was double-check the laws about possessing raptor parts, and best I can tell is having a pre-existing owl mount is just fine.
I have no practical experience with taxidermy, but I’m hoping to patch him up.
The main issue is that his left wing is broken. Or more accurately almost completely ripped off. The skin on the underside of the wing connecting to the body is intact, but the skin under the scapulars is just barely attached.
I couldn’t get great photos as I didn’t want to damage the skin any further. But you can at least see that it’s stuffed with straw, and one of the wire apertures holding it up. I couldn’t tell through my gloves if the wire is snapped or just bent.
I couldn’t tell much about the state of the skin through the gloves (I need to grab some nitrile gloves next time I’m out), but I would say it’s almost but not quite paper dry.
His face is a little wonky, but far from the worst I’ve seen on older taxidermy. The plaster in the beak seems a bit sloppy and is crumbling.
Here’s some more pictures of the wire aperture. The end on his head is usually covered by the feathers. I’m assuming the wires protruding the tail were meant to hold it up but just need to be repositioned back into place.
The base is made of wood, covered in some sort of plaster or epoxy, and hollow. I was hoping to find a date or something in there, but no such luck.
So far all I’ve done is start a slow and careful wipe-down to get all the dust off of him.
#taxidermy#I suspect he was in a smoking household by how dark the dust and residue on him is#not sure though because I’m not about to stick my nose in there and sniff#especially since I still have no clue how old he is
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Did I ever post the finished Lascaux (& etc) horses here?!
This first batch of them will be available in my next shop update, but there are more getting bisque-fired tomorrow that should be going into the shop in mid-April alongside a couple more cave painting mugs :)
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This was the first thing I checked. From what I could find, owls are not covered under the migratory bird convention act, nor are they regulated by the Canadian federal government. While of course killing, injuring or harassing a live owl (or any bird of pray) is illegal in my province, it seems possession of a pre-existing taxidermy mount is perfectly fine.
It’s a little more unclear when it comes to selling taxidermy, as I’m not sure if the required permit only applies to professional taxidermists working on freshly killed birds (such as roadkill) or to anyone regardless of age or if the taxidermy was gifted/inherited/ect. The most relevant information I can find is that I would need a permit if I found a deceased owl and wanted to keep it.
So let’s say, hypothetically, that you found a taxidermy owl being given away for free in your apartment building.
And, hypothetically, it was very incredibly dusty and it’s wing had broken off. And this hypothetical taxidermied great horned owl is stuffed with straw instead of being mounted on a foam figure. Hypothetically, how would you go about cleaning and repairing it?
All hypotheticals of course.
#I will probably call the fish and wildlife office when they are open#unless I can find some more clear information#I am not planning to sell this guy at all but better safe than sorry
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i was also obsessed with endless ocean!!! i didnt know they're making another one so thanks for sharing. i hope they nail it with the music again
I hope so too. The trailer has some lovely piano music.
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Screaming crying throwing up (in excitement).
I had been wishing for another Endless Ocean after spending well over a thousand hours on Blue World, but I had long since given up hope. It's been over 15 years since the last game and I only just now find this out another Endless Ocean is coming out this May!?!?
#though if the online mode is mandatory I will be bummed#Otherwise I cannot express how hyped I am for the cool fish game#I've waited a decade and a half yet somehow one month seems so long
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Regardless of repair, this is very good information for its further maintenance. Thanks for sharing!
So let’s say, hypothetically, that you found a taxidermy owl being given away for free in your apartment building.
And, hypothetically, it was very incredibly dusty and it’s wing had broken off. And this hypothetical taxidermied great horned owl is stuffed with straw instead of being mounted on a foam figure. Hypothetically, how would you go about cleaning and repairing it?
All hypotheticals of course.
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The hypothetical taxidermy in question:
So let’s say, hypothetically, that you found a taxidermy owl being given away for free in your apartment building.
And, hypothetically, it was very incredibly dusty and it’s wing had broken off. And this hypothetical taxidermied great horned owl is stuffed with straw instead of being mounted on a foam figure. Hypothetically, how would you go about cleaning and repairing it?
All hypotheticals of course.
#I may have brought it to work with me#also featuring lovely artwork from my youngest niece as a backdrop
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So let’s say, hypothetically, that you found a taxidermy owl being given away for free in your apartment building.
And, hypothetically, it was very incredibly dusty and it’s wing had broken off. And this hypothetical taxidermied great horned owl is stuffed with straw instead of being mounted on a foam figure. Hypothetically, how would you go about cleaning and repairing it?
All hypotheticals of course.
#the hypothetical owl was hypotheticals checked for any mites or bugs#it is just very hypothetically dusty#taxidermy#I’m also checking around to see if anyone in my area offers taxidermy repair and what it would cost#hypothetically of course
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I get tasks done so fast!
I got a proper desktop computer to upgrade from my old chunk of a laptop that I’ve been using for years and years back in, oh, November.
And I got it all set up and running a mere three and a half months later! So speedy.
#my mistake was mentioning to anyone that I was setting up a computer#especially my parents#and thus it became an Expected Task tm#and somehow suddenly exponentially more difficult
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I’ve been meaning to start listening to The Magnus Protocol, but first I want to do a re-listen of The Magnus Archives and I keep putting it off because I know I’m going to feel emotions about it.
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magical girls are real, and you have been chosen by a magical creature to become one. The only problem is your a full grown man with 2 kids and a wife.
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Tiny, planktonic crustacean larvae come in some of the most breathtaking ethereal forms nature has ever birthed. If you could shrink down and watch these phantasmagorical diamond angels dancing in the microcosmos of seawater surely you would weep at the sublime beauty our universe can imbue upon the humblest of lives
Oh yeah then there's Milton I guess who's like, not allowed to have string cheese
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The fact that I was irrationally angry to not see Ogopogo listed on here was a big clue to myself that I do in fact have a favourite cryptid, and that it is Ogopogo.
If you choose one of the "other" options please let me know what it is, I would love to hear all about your local beasties
#The Ogopogo is the lake monster of the Oakanogan lake in British Columbia Canada#Growing up my family would go on a road trip out to Vancouver island every summer to visit family#and we would camp or stay in the Oakanogan every time#I would spend hours watching the lake just trying to get a glimpse of Ogopogo
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