Staring Owl using Illustrator

When I saw a tutorial about an owl......I just had to do it myself and post it. My friends and I have this thing for owls ;) so I had to do it and post it for them. It was real fun to learn and do the feathers. I made a simple rounded rectangle with a gradient (transparent to brown) and a beige stroke in the middle....And there you go....A nice feather that you can duplicate all over the birdie's body.
So here you go buddies.....our famous owl :)