{"product_id":"pauline-s-handmade-emberowl","title":"Pauline’s Handmade EmberOwl","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n.prod-wrapper {\n    font-family: 'Poppins', -apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important;\n    max-width: 900px !important;\n    margin: 0 auto !important;\n    color: #24282b !important;\n    line-height: 1.7 !important;\n    font-size: 17px !important;\n}\n\n.prod-wrapper * {\n    box-sizing: border-box !important;\n}\n\n.prod-hero {\n    background: #2f4858 !important;\n    color: #ffffff !important;\n    padding: 40px 32px !important;\n    border-radius: 10px !important;\n    text-align: center !important;\n    margin: 0 0 34px 0 !important;\n}\n\n.prod-hero .prod-hero-icon {\n    font-size: 40px !important;\n    line-height: 1 !important;\n    margin: 0 0 14px 0 !important;\n}\n\n.prod-hero h2 {\n    font-size: 28px !important;\n    font-weight: 700 !important;\n    margin: 0 0 10px 0 !important;\n    line-height: 1.3 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Forty-two winters of finishing garden owls one at a time — 7,318 of them, counted in four notebooks. She lights at dusk, wakes when something crosses the garden, and just over six hundred of her are all that is left.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-story\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“My hands don’t keep up any more, and hardly anybody pays for proper handwork now. So this is the last collection. I want them in gardens where somebody actually looks out of the window at night.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-story-by\"\u003e— Pauline Bloor, garden owl maker, Longnor, Staffordshire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-h3\"\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-includes\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc-ic\"\u003e🦉\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc-n\"\u003eThe Owl\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc-d\"\u003e13 cm owl on a 44 cm stake. Solid metal body, hand-painted, warm-white solar LED.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc-ic\"\u003e📌\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc-n\"\u003eGround Stake\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc-d\"\u003eSolar head, pole and ground spike. Clicks together, no tools.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc-ic\"\u003e📜\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc-n\"\u003eSigned Card\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc-d\"\u003eWorkshop, batch and finish date, copied from Pauline’s bench book.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc-ic\"\u003e🎁\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc-n\"\u003eGift Box\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc-d\"\u003eMost of these are not bought for the person ordering.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-h3\"\u003eSix things that separate this owl from a garden-centre solar light\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-features\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat-ic\"\u003e🌅\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat-t\"\u003eThe Dusk Switch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat-d\"\u003eA light sensor, not a timer. She reads the actual sunset and comes on by herself — just before four in December, gone half nine in June. Two to four hours of direct sun is a full charge, and a full charge carries her ten to fifteen hours.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat-ic\"\u003e👀\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat-t\"\u003eThe Motion Wake\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat-d\"\u003eA second sensor watches the garden. When something moves within range she turns her head, lifts her wings, brightens and calls — then settles and goes quiet. She reacts to what is actually there; she does not flap about all night for nobody.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat-ic\"\u003e🐇\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat-t\"\u003eThe Second Job\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat-d\"\u003eThis is where the first one came from: Pauline’s husband Derek built it the June the rabbits had every one of her lettuces. A small pale shape that turns, lights up and calls out when something comes close is exactly the kind of thing a rabbit is wired to keep away from — and letters about untouched hostas turn up in her post all season.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat-ic\"\u003e🎨\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat-t\"\u003eThe Three-Layer Build\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat-d\"\u003eThe build Pauline learned in 1986 from Wilf Mountford, an old figure painter from the Burslem potbanks: a solid metal body with cut-outs for the eyes and feather channels, a weatherproof coat over it, then the fine tones and feather lines laid in by hand. It is that last layer that gives the bird a face — and it is the one no factory pays for.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat-ic\"\u003e💡\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat-t\"\u003eThe Warm Light\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat-d\"\u003eWarm white, aimed down through the base and the eyes. Not the cold blue flicker of a bargain-bin stake light — this reads as lamplight, which is why people put her by the front door instead of down by the back fence.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat-ic\"\u003e🌧\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat-t\"\u003eThe Weather Seal\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat-d\"\u003eIP65-rated over a solid metal core, built in a village that is snowed in most winters and drops to minus fifteen. Rain, wind, road grit and July sun. Most cheap solar lights fail at the seam where water gets to the cell — that seam is where the sealing coat goes.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-expert\" style=\"background: #24343f !important; color: #ffffff !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-expert-h\" style=\"color: #a9bcc8 !important;\"\u003eFrom the workshop\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #ffffff !important;\"\u003e“People ask me why a solar light should cost what mine do. Three things kill a cheap one: water getting to the cell, a battery too small to carry a winter night, and a sensor that is really just a timer, so it burns itself out at the wrong hour. Every one of those is a decision somebody made to save forty pence. I have owls out there that went in the ground eleven winters ago and still come on. That is not luck — that is the seal and the panel, and it is the only part of this job I have never been willing to cheapen. Same reason the head and wings only move on the sensor. I could have had her going all night on a timer and sold twice as many. She would also have been dead by March, and everybody on the street would have hated her.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-expert-n\" style=\"color: #a9bcc8 !important;\"\u003e— Pauline Bloor, 42 years at the bench, Longnor, Staffordshire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-h3\"\u003eWho this is for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-perfect-for\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🌳 Anyone with a garden they look out at\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🎁 A present that isn’t another candle\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e👶 Mums and grans\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🦉 Bird and owl people\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🏠 Dark front paths and driveways\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🐇 Rabbit and deer trouble\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🌱 Pots, patios and balconies\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🔴 No socket, no electrician\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🎄 Mothering Sunday, birthdays, Christmas\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e💐 Housewarmings and thank-yous\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-h3\"\u003eWhat you are actually getting\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"prod-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA finished piece, not a moulded blank.\u003c\/strong\u003e Feather lines, eye tone and shading laid in by hand over the sealed metal body — the reason it reads as a bird from three metres away instead of a plastic decoy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight that runs itself.\u003c\/strong\u003e Two to four hours of direct sun gives ten to fifteen hours of warm-white light, on automatically at dusk. No cable, no socket, no switch, no bulb, nothing on your electricity bill.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShe wakes when the garden does.\u003c\/strong\u003e Motion within range triggers head and wing movement, a brighter light and an owl call — then she settles. It is the part every visitor comments on, and the reason the rabbits stop testing your borders.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTogether and in the ground in under a minute.\u003c\/strong\u003e Owl into the solar head, head onto the pole, pole onto the spike, spike into soil, bark chippings, gravel or a planter. No cables, no plugs, no tools. Move it whenever the garden changes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuilt to stay outside.\u003c\/strong\u003e IP65 weatherproof coat over a solid metal body — through rain, snow and summer heat, all year round.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJust over six hundred remain and there is no restock.\u003c\/strong\u003e The workshop closes at the end of the month. There is no one taking it over.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-guarantee\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-g-ic\"\u003e🛡\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-g-t\"\u003e30 days, no argument\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePut her in the ground, watch her come on for a few evenings, and if she doesn’t do what you hoped, send her back within 30 days for your money back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-h3\"\u003eProduct details\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"prod-specs\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOwl body\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSolid metal body, sealed and hand-painted\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStake \u0026amp; housing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImpact-resistant ABS, matte black\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLight source\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWarm-white LED, integrated solar panel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRun time\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10–15 hours on a full charge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCharge time\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2–4 hours of direct sunlight for a full charge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSwitching\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAutomatic dusk-to-dawn light sensor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c!-- CONFIRM WITH SUPPLIER before publishing: detection range, angle, call duration, sound on\/off switch --\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMotion sensor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApprox. 3–5 m detection range, approx. 120° field\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMotion response\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHead turn, wing movement, brighter light and owl call — then automatic reset\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSound\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOwl call on trigger only; can be switched off on the underside of the base\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeather rating\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIP65 — rain, snow and dust resistant, all-year outdoor use\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOwl height\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOverall height\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e44 cm assembled, including ground stake\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApprox. 300–450 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAssembly\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOwl → solar head → pole → ground spike. Tool-free, no cables, no plugs.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlacement\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSoil, bark chippings, gravel or planters — paths, borders, driveways, patios, lawns\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIn the box\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOwl light, solar head, pole, ground spike, signed card, gift box\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinished by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePauline Bloor, Longnor, Staffordshire — 1984 to 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eQuantity available\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJust over 600 pieces. No restock.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDelivery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFree UK delivery, dispatched within 48 hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BACKR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50786705604794,"sku":null,"price":51.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/3250\/1946\/files\/Produktbild_1_Hero_Vorgarten_Dusk.png?v=1792437957","url":"https:\/\/backroad-goods.com\/products\/pauline-s-handmade-emberowl","provider":"BACKR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}