Wesley the owl
Subtitle: the remarkable love story of an owl and his girl
By: Stacey O'Brien
Edition: 1st Free Press trade pbk. ed.
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9781416551775
Subjects: Barn owls; Behavior; Anecdotes; Women biologists; Human-animal relationships; Barn owl; Biography
Description: Written with the same heartwarming sentiment that made the memoir "Marley & Me" a runaway bestseller, biologist and owl expert O'Brien chronicles her rescue of an adorable, abandoned baby barn owl--and their astonishing and unprecedented 19-year life together.
Notes: Originally released as hardback in 2008.
Table of contents: title: The way of the owl; title: To that which you tame, you owe your life; title: Owl in fancy; title: Barn owl toddler: love me, love my owl; title: Flying lessons; title: Attack kitten on wings; title: Love to eat them mousies; title: Understanding each other: sound and body language; title: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; title: A day in the life of a biologist; title: Owls are not waterbirds; title: Deep bonds; title: The sex tapes; title: Fifteen years of trust; title: Twilight: he whom I tamed saves my life.