Knock Kneed Owl

A black walnut tree in the alley.  When I first gather them they're a beautiful lime green.  However within a few days they dry up and look like prunes.  An then there are the "skeletons"  the insides left by the squirrels.  I do not know how they get them open, they're tougher than me. 

That's the base for this little guy.  I know owls don't have legs but this one does, and he has knees, too.  Tiny oak leaves form his wings.  I had fun making him.  He would sit there looking at me for a while waiting for the rest of him to develop.  He's going to be a Christmas gift for a dear neighbor who loves owls.                                      Diane