Details
Trevor Boyer (b.1948), British
Blaikiston's Fish Owl
signed 'T.BOYER'; acrylic
11½ x 8½ in. (30.5 x 21.5 cm.)
Blaikiston's Fish Owl
signed 'T.BOYER'; acrylic
11½ x 8½ in. (30.5 x 21.5 cm.)
Literature
Rob Hume,'Owls of the World',London, 1991, repr.p.81
Further details
This Owl can be found in extreme north-east Asia, Manchuria, on Sakhalin Island, the southern most Kuriles and on Hokkaido, Japan. The bird has a wingspan close to 6ft 6 inches. In Japan Blakiston's Fish Owls are seriously endangered. In 1984 fewer than 50 birds were located, with only two pairs to have succesfuly bred.