Wildlife & PhotoShop

I was in the mood to play with the patterns and textures in PhotoShop today. I thought I'd get a theme going so I decided to use photos I took at the animal clinic where I work. Many of you already know Howard, our great horned owl that we rehabbed, but did you know that Howard also has a whole bunch of friends at the clinic besides cats and dogs? Here are just a few:

This barn owl is no longer with us. We released him last year.

 

Our tortoise, this guy weighs in at 60 pounds. That's a large bath towel he's on.

 

This crane belonged to the zoo. They have not yet come to get it. Look at the back of the head. I think my texturizing is hiding his beautiful crown.

 

This barred owl was just recently released.

 

Oh yes, one of my favorites! This is Ghost, a 14 foot Albino Burmese Python. It doesn't live with us, it was just visiting. It belongs to the zoo and we were treating it for a little skin infection.

 

These are called rheas. They stand about 5 feet tall. Doc ordered them from somewhere. Who knows where though. I think he just likes to collect odd animals. They were actually hamming it up for the camera. They have so much personality!

 

Hey! I get these in my backyard! This guy was orphaned so we have to play mom until he can take care of himself. Isn't he cute? We had 4 of them but one didn't make it. He was hit by a car and we couldn't save him  :(

 

This is our resident rooster. He lives with us and sometimes he likes to get out of the fence and I actually had to take him out of some one's car one day because they left the hatch open. Silly guy!

Well, I hope you enjoyed the pictures of Howard's little (and big) friends.