What to do with a dead owl?

thermionic

Have you thought about asking on twitter?

But I know you have no followers, so I’d have to ask - tweet to who?

Corvus

Wire its wings out in the flying position and use as an ironic car bonnet mascot.
Novelty bottle opener.
Or with a carefully placed stick it could become a handy back-scratcher.

thecolourbox

Corvus said:

Wire its wings out in the flying position and use as an ironic car bonnet mascot.
Novelty bottle opener.
Or with a carefully placed stick it could become a handy back-scratcher.

Or a feather duster

usedtobe

Garlic, bit of thyme, low oven.. lovely!

57Deluxe

richh said:

Stuff it and stick it on the mantelpiece?

As per Florence Nightingale's !!

https://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/N-o-w.jpg

https://images.findagrave.com/photos250/photos/2005/347/12679276_113458285898.jpg

Schnozz

WTF kinda (necro) thread is this? Bury the bastard and jump back a few squares to the part where you're getting fleeced by Fender/Gibson/PRS again.

Owl in a bucket man probably beats lesbian with a gun, even in his top hat. 

DefaultM

This is amazing. The other week my wife saw a pepsi can from the 1980s shoved down the side of a wall.
I told her to bring it home so I could have a look, but she said no. Can't imagine what she'd say if I told her to go out and collect a dead owl from the side of a road.

Bellycaster

Bridgehouse said:

p90fool said:

My niece has just started to do taxidermy, so if you're anywhere near Bridgend this weekend let me know!

I always thought taxidermy was a dead hobby...

I was going to take up Taxidermy and then I though, well, Stuff That!

richardhomer

Why would you think a dead owl would interest anyone? You twit! To who?

HAL9000

not_the_dj said:

A quick google shows £375 for a taxidermy.....

I thought taxidermy was only for those sickos who enjoy mounting dead animals...

Corvus said:

Wire its wings out in the flying position...

...then fit a small model aircraft engine...

not_the_dj said:

Driving to work today I spotted a barn owl in a lay-by, obviously dead... guess if flew into a lorry or something.

More likely a drive-by hooting.

axisus

I remember being on holiday somewhere in the UK, and there were small signs in the countryside from a local taxidermist asking for notification if anyone found a dead animal!

Emp_Fab

HAL9000 said:

not_the_dj said:

A quick google shows £375 for a taxidermy.....

I thought taxidermy was only for those sickos who enjoy mounting dead animals...

Corvus said:

Wire its wings out in the flying position...

...then fit a small model aircraft engine...

not_the_dj said:

Driving to work today I spotted a barn owl in a lay-by, obviously dead... guess if flew into a lorry or something.

More likely a drive-by hooting.

We have a winner. :-)

The aircraft engine is genius.

strtdv

There's bound to be some way to turn it into some sort of terrifying drone.

axisus

strtdv said:

There's bound to be some way to turn it into some sort of terrifying drone.

Sounds like the wife when she wants something done

Stuckfast

When I was at middle school our science teacher ran a lunchtime taxidermy club. There would be about ten of us there disembowelling stoats and weasels while he tackled a badger at the front of the class.

Not sure you'd be allowed to do that in this day and age.

not_the_dj

We’ve found lots of info here for our new little owl friend 

http://www.jakes-bones.com/p/how-to-clean-animal-bones.html?m=1

Our owl is currently under a bucket in the garden. The wings are amazing and those magical silent feathers, just so soft (they should use owls not puppies to advertise loo roll). 

PVO_Dave

KFC are struggling if you change your mind  

not_the_dj

Owl update....the hot weather has brought out the flies and other bugs...and a quick check on our feathered friend revealed a nice collection of well fed maggots. 

So the natural method of cleaning the bones is in full swing. 

57Deluxe

Owl's about that then!

Kilgore

Rnot_the_dj said:

Driving to work today I spotted a barn owl in a lay-by, obviously dead, but from the fleeting glimpse in pretty good condition

Pretty good condition?

I don't think the owl would have seen it that way.