HOT ! The Autumn Cuddling Owls Necklace - Amber Moon

THE BARN OWLIn late summerI feel the chill againthe first maraudingfrom the high plateauI can sense the teeth in everythingand claws under rock and ti-treebiting downin the dry sand of the creekbedI find the skeleton of a barn owland snap off its skullwith a twist of my thumb and forefinger I string itwith a length of fishing-lineand for daysI wear it around my neckdreaming at nightof the crack of lizard-bonesthe death-cries of small marsupialsthe hard beakas I workknocking against my chestthe great, absent eyesas I sleepwatching from eucalpyts or waiting in dark rafters.© 2005, David Brooks***


Barn owls are committed lovers. Pairs of male and female barn owls often mate for life. They regularly use the same nest site every year and have elaborate courtship rituals—such as courtship flights, calls, and offerings of food—to reestablish their pair bond every spring.