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Peter R. Gerbert is a featured guest on the TV show “Hernando Culture.” Now playing on the movies page of this website!

Playing time: 23 minutes and 33 seconds. Used with permission from Hernando County Government Broadcasting.

Peter R. Gerbert © 2012 This original design has been copyrighted by the artist and the image has been digimarked. Not for copy or web use unless permission is granted by the artist.

"The intelligence of some animals and birds cannot only be measured, but cannot be fully comprehended by us humble human beings, if comprehended at all. Dolphins have societies and wage wars, Elephants grieve for, and bury their own dead. What can be said about the Wise Old Owl?... It is largely because of this wonderful species, that I came up with this idea for a series of paintings depicting 'animal and bird thought.' I have come in close contact with several species of wild Owls, and their stare is usually the same; it pierces the soul, it reaches my heart, and I know without a shadow of a doubt that these creatures have the ability to think, reason and learn. Mankind likes to think that we are the only species that have wondered about the night sky, its enormous depth, and the origins of Life. Are we the only species that have wondered about this, really? I say, let your imaginations answer your questions for you."

-Peter R. Gerbert

"The Night the Barn-Owls Contemplated the Universe" © 2024 Peter R. Gerbert

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