A stare of owls.

What to say of this infamous pair ? 

-They have been perching on a 12 foot canvas banner strapped to the flag pole of Barnsley town hall since April 4th 2024, welcoming tens of thousands of visitors to the ‘World of Brian Wildsmith’ exhibitions in his hometown.
They previously sold in countless numbers, first in Brian’s 1967 book, Birds, and now in its contemporary successor, Paws, Claws, Tails & Roars. 

-They quite recently adorned Maria Popova’s fascinating blog post - 'A Parliament of Owls and a Murder of Crows: How Groups of Birds Got Their Names, with Wondrous Vintage Illustrations by Brian Wildsmith’ in the quite brilliant  The Marginalian 

-And now, for the very 1st time, they are available for purchase in the highest quality museum grade print form, as close to the original illustration as has ever been made !
Available in 2 sizes, designed to fit a 30x40 cm or 40x60 cm standard frame.

Further info:
Brian’s book Birds, was the first in his trilogy on the theme of animals’ common names. The following two were Wild Animals, also in 1967 & Fishes, in 1968. The whole collection, with brand new text, was recently re-published by Oxford University Press as Paws, Claws, Tails & Roars, in sumptuous gift-book format, adorned with gold page edges and with a most incisive preface by the much-loved star of Children’s Literature, Michael Rosen.