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Author |
: Tracy C. Read |
Publisher |
: Exploring the World of (Hardco |
Total Pages |
: 24 |
Release |
: 2011 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1554078830 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781554078837 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis Exploring the World of Owls by : Tracy C. Read
Introduces the physical characteristics, behaviors, and family life of owls.
Author |
: James R. Duncan |
Publisher |
: Firefly Books |
Total Pages |
: 328 |
Release |
: 2003 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1552978451 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781552978450 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Synopsis Owls of the World by : James R. Duncan
An in-depth reference to owls around the world, "Owls of the World" traces the remarkable evolution of 205 owl species and their place within the avian order as both predators and prey.
Author |
: Jonathan C. Slaght |
Publisher |
: Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Total Pages |
: 368 |
Release |
: 2020-08-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780374718091 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0374718091 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Synopsis Owls of the Eastern Ice by : Jonathan C. Slaght
A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 Longlisted for the National Book Award Winner of the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award and the Minnesota Book Award for General Nonfiction A Finalist for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award Winner of the Peace Corps Worldwide Special Book Award A Best Book of the Year: NPR, The Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, The Globe and Mail, The BirdBooker Report, Geographical, Open Letter Review Best Nature Book of the Year: The Times (London) "A terrifically exciting account of [Slaght's] time in the Russian Far East studying Blakiston’s fish owls, huge, shaggy-feathered, yellow-eyed, and elusive birds that hunt fish by wading in icy water . . . Even on the hottest summer days this book will transport you.” —Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk, in Kirkus I saw my first Blakiston’s fish owl in the Russian province of Primorye, a coastal talon of land hooking south into the belly of Northeast Asia . . . No scientist had seen a Blakiston’s fish owl so far south in a hundred years . . . When he was just a fledgling birdwatcher, Jonathan C. Slaght had a chance encounter with one of the most mysterious birds on Earth. Bigger than any owl he knew, it looked like a small bear with decorative feathers. He snapped a quick photo and shared it with experts. Soon he was on a five-year journey, searching for this enormous, enigmatic creature in the lush, remote forests of eastern Russia. That first sighting set his calling as a scientist. Despite a wingspan of six feet and a height of over two feet, the Blakiston’s fish owl is highly elusive. They are easiest to find in winter, when their tracks mark the snowy banks of the rivers where they feed. They are also endangered. And so, as Slaght and his devoted team set out to locate the owls, they aim to craft a conservation plan that helps ensure the species’ survival. This quest sends them on all-night monitoring missions in freezing tents, mad dashes across thawing rivers, and free-climbs up rotting trees to check nests for precious eggs. They use cutting-edge tracking technology and improvise ingenious traps. And all along, they must keep watch against a run-in with a bear or an Amur tiger. At the heart of Slaght’s story are the fish owls themselves: cunning hunters, devoted parents, singers of eerie duets, and survivors in a harsh and shrinking habitat. Through this rare glimpse into the everyday life of a field scientist and conservationist, Owls of the Eastern Ice testifies to the determination and creativity essential to scientific advancement and serves as a powerful reminder of the beauty, strength, and vulnerability of the natural world.
Author |
: Heimo Mikkola |
Publisher |
: A&C Black |
Total Pages |
: 536 |
Release |
: 2014-06-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781472905925 |
ISBN-13 |
: 147290592X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis Owls of the World - A Photographic Guide by : Heimo Mikkola
Having trouble separating your scops from your screech owls, Tengmalm's from Tawny Owl or Collared and Spotted Owlets? Then this is the book for you. Owls of the World is the ultimate resource dedicated to the identification of these charismatic, largely nocturnal birds of prey. This enhanced fixed-format of the book contains crisp, fully zoomable photography from dozens of the world's finest natural history photographers, covering all of the world's 268 species of owls. The lavish photos are accompanied by concise text on the identification, habitat, food, distribution and voice of these birds, along with accurate range maps. What makes this e-book indispensible, however, is the inclusion of a definitive and truly comprehensive sound archive – more than 500 songs and calls, covering 90% of all the world's species and including as much subspecific variation as possible. Optimised for tablets, this epic collection of images and sounds represent the definitive work on owls – no birder should be without it!
Author |
: Leigh Calvez |
Publisher |
: Sasquatch Books |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2016-08-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781632170255 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1632170256 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Hidden Lives of Owls by : Leigh Calvez
“You’ll come away from this riveting book blessed with owl wisdom that will enlarge your world forever.” —Sy Montgomery, author of Birdology and The Soul of an Octopus In this New York Times bestseller, Leigh Calvez explores the night forest to uncover the secret lives of owls in this illuminating book for birders, animal lovers, and readers of H is for Hawk. Join a naturalist on her adventures into the world of owls, owl-watching, avian science, and the deep forest—often in the dead of night. Whether you’re tracking snowy or great horned owls, these birds are a bit mysterious, and that’s part of what makes them so fascinating. In The Hidden Lives of Owls, Leigh Calvez pursues 11 different owl species—including the Barred, Flammulated, Northern Saw-Whet, Northern Pygmy, Northern Spotted, Burrowing, Snowy, and Great Gray. In an entertaining and accessible style, Calvez relays the details of her avian studies, from the thuggish behavior of barred owls—which puts the spotted owl at risk—to the highly unusual appearance of arctic snowy owls in the Lower 48, which directly reflects the state of the vole population in the Arctic. As Calvez takes readers into the lives of these strange and majestic creatures, she also explores questions about the human-animal connection, owl obsession, habitat, owl calls, social behavior, and mythology. Hoot!
Author |
: Kari Schuetz |
Publisher |
: Bellwether Media |
Total Pages |
: 26 |
Release |
: 2011-08-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781600145988 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1600145981 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Synopsis Owls by : Kari Schuetz
"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces owls to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.
Author |
: James R. Duncan |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2013 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1607107260 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781607107262 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Complete Book of North American Owls by : James R. Duncan
Presents an introduction to North American owls, listing forty-six species and describing their physical features, hunting behavior, life cycles, territorial calls, habitats, and the human and environmental threats to their existence.
Author |
: Heimo Mikkola |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 538 |
Release |
: 2020-09-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781472987877 |
ISBN-13 |
: 147298787X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis Owls of the World - A Photographic Guide by : Heimo Mikkola
Having trouble separating your scops from your screech owls, Tengmalm's from Tawny Owl or Collared and Spotted Owlets? Then this is the book for you. Owls of the World is the ultimate photographic resource dedicated to the identification of these charismatic, largely nocturnal birds of prey. This book contains lavish and spectacular photography from dozens of the world's finest natural history photographers, covering all of the world's 268 species of owls; particular attention is given to subspecific differences, sexing and ageing. The photos are accompanied by concise text on the identification, habitat, food, distribution and voice of these birds, along with accurate range maps. In this second edition, recent changes to owl taxonomy are incorporated with full descriptions (and images) of a number of new species, plus a several new photographs to improve this book's amazing photographic coverage still further. This is the definitive work on owl identification – no birder's bookshelf should be without it!
Author |
: Brian Phillips |
Publisher |
: Macmillan + ORM |
Total Pages |
: 255 |
Release |
: 2018-10-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780374717704 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0374717702 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Synopsis Impossible Owls by : Brian Phillips
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. SEMI-FINALIST FOR THE PEN/DIAMONSTEIN-SPIELVOGEL AWARD FOR ART OF THE ESSAY. One of Amazon, Buzzfeed, ELLE, Electric Literature and Pop Sugar's Best Books of 2018. Named one of the Best Books of October and Fall by Amazon, Buzzfeed, TIME, Vulture, The Millions and Vol. 1 Brooklyn. “Hilarious, nimble, and thoroughly illuminating.” —Colson Whitehead, author of The Underground Railroad A globe-spanning, ambitious book of essays from one of the most enthralling storytellers in narrative nonfiction In his highly anticipated debut essay collection, Impossible Owls, Brian Phillips demonstrates why he’s one of the most iconoclastic journalists of the digital age, beloved for his ambitious, off-kilter, meticulously reported essays that read like novels. The eight essays assembled here—five from Phillips’s Grantland and MTV days, and three new pieces—go beyond simply chronicling some of the modern world’s most uncanny, unbelievable, and spectacular oddities (though they do that, too). Researched for months and even years on end, they explore the interconnectedness of the globalized world, the consequences of history, the power of myth, and the ways people attempt to find meaning. He searches for tigers in India, and uncovers a multigenerational mystery involving an oil tycoon and his niece turned stepdaughter turned wife in the Oklahoma town where he grew up. Through each adventure, Phillips’s remarkable voice becomes a character itself—full of verve, rich with offhanded humor, and revealing unexpected vulnerability. Dogged, self-aware, and radiating a contagious enthusiasm for his subjects, Phillips is an exhilarating guide to the confusion and wonder of the world today. If John Jeremiah Sullivan’s Pulphead was the last great collection of New Journalism from the print era, Impossible Owls is the first of the digital age.
Author |
: Rob Palmer |
Publisher |
: Amherst Media |
Total Pages |
: 128 |
Release |
: 2019-06-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1682034046 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781682034040 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Synopsis Burrowing Owls by : Rob Palmer
Photographer Rob Palmer has a passion for birds of prey and has traveled across the North American continent in pursuit of images that capture their amazing beauty and behaviors as the go about their lives in their natural environment. In this book, he has collected nearly two-hundred of his favorite shots of burrowing owls as they go about life in the wild. From grown owls in flight to youngsters hamming it up and exploring life beyond the nest, you'll enjoy a virtual tour of the lives of these mesmerizing birds. Palmer also provides explanatory text to help you identify burrowing owl behaviors and understand what it takes to get shots like these. Whether you are an owl lover or an aspiring bird photographer, you'll love this book!