The hidden lives of owls
Subtitle: the science and spirit of nature's most elusive birds
By: Leigh Calvez ; illustrations by Tony Angell
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9781632170255
Subjects: Owls
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: A comparison of owls by size; title: Introduction; title: Neighbors : northern saw-whet owls; title: Flames of the forest : flammulated owls; title: Ukpik : snowy owls; title: Rarely spotted : northern spotted owls; title: Opportunistic : barred owls; title: Underground : burrowing owls; title: Synchronicity : northern pygmy owls; title: The long and short of Eide Road : long-eared and short-eared owls; title: Thinking like an owl : great gray owls with great horned owls; title: Notes from the field : insights from an owl; title: Acknowledgments; title: Owl resources.