The Keeper Of The Birds (1930)

Filmed at Wargrave, Berkshire? Strictly speaking, this is an interview with the Owl Family, from the kind that hails from Malay. (And very fond of mice.)“ M/S of two Owls sitting on a perch in a cage. We then see the queer “spectacled“ variety sitting on a perch. It does indeed look like he has spectacles on. “The famous Cape Eagle Owl is not allowed to leave the Cape nowadays - but this one did.“ C/U of a Cape Eagle Owl. “And here’s a quaint member for our lady bird fancier to watch, the Turkoman Eagle Owl.“ C/Us of the same. C/U of the Owl pecking at the glove of a bird handler. Extreme C/U of the Owl. “A long way from England are the Ural Mountains - here’s a member who wasn’t wise enough to stay there - “ An elderly woman stands in the cage feeding the bird. It flies around its small cage. “Did you ever hear of Arctic owls? These were caught at sea during migration time...“ M/S of two Arctic Owls. Could be in a zoo or a bird sanctuary. Was an item in Eve’s Film Review i
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