The Hidden Lives of Owls
The Science and Spirit of Nature's Most Elusive Birds
Seattle, WA : Sasquatch Books, [2016]
Format: Book
Description: xvi, 205 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
A naturalist probes the forest, mainly at night, to comprehend the secret lives of owls. Join Leigh Calvez on adventures into the world of owls: owl-watching, avian science, and the deep forest--often in the dead of night. These birds are fascinating and a bit mysterious. Calvez makes the science entertaining and accessible while exploring the questions about the human-animal connection, owl obsession, habitat, owl calls, social behavior, and mythology.
Contents:
A comparison of owls by size -- Introduction -- Neighbors : northern saw-whet owls -- Flames of the forest : flammulated owls -- Ukpik : snowy owls -- Rarely spotted : northern spotted owls -- Opportunistic : barred owls -- Underground : burrowing owls -- Synchronicity : northern pygmy owls -- The long and short of Eide Road : long-eared and short-eared owls -- Thinking like an owl : great gray owls with great horned owls -- Notes from the field : insights from an owl -- Acknowledgments -- Owl resources.
ISBN:
9781632170255 (pbk : alk. paper)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
ANIMALS Bird Cal | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.