One Man's Owl
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.64 (759 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 069108470X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Henry T. An excellent book that should have wide appeal. Heinrich is especially interested in how owls acquire their skills as predators and why smaller birds swarm around them in the daytime. Heinrich ( In a Patch of Fireweed ) rescued a young great horned owl after its nest was destroyed by a storm and kept it in a semi-wild state for three years. Nature Book Society and Library of Science selection. Armistead, Thomas Jefferson Univ., PhiladelphiaCopyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. His entertaining diary of the owl's behavior is also a discourse on natural history, with references to technical literature, as well as musings and philosophy. From Library Journal This is not another story of well-intentioned but misguided incarceration of wild foundlings (most of which are kept in violation of the law and are better left alone).
"Across the Divide" according to Jena Ball. I like to think of Bernd Heinrich as a forest sleuth. Nothing delights him more than prowling, or jogging, through miles and miles of his favorite Maine woods identifying and describing such things as the songs of birds, the cocoons of caterpillars, the smells of beetles and the droppings of moose. In this case, his interests lead him to examine the contents of the stomachs of owls - in particular the stomachs of Great Horned Owls. Owls it seems, eat their prey whole, separate the digestable from the indigestable portions i. Great book Great book! Got my original copy from our library loan program and liked it so much I bought copy to keep. Also recommend Wesley the Owl, the book that made me into an owl fanatic.. Bubo the OwlGreat Read Dr. Steven L. DC Yet another fantastic read by one of the foremost naturalist of our time! Highly recommended to anyone interested in animal behavior and the environment around us!
This engaging chronicle of how the author and the great horned owl "Bubo" came to know one another over three summers spent in the Maine woods--and of how Bubo eventually grew into an independent hun"er--is now available in an edition that has been abridged and revised so as to be more accessible to the general reader.