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The house of owls / Tony Angell ; foreword by Robert Michael Pyle.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2015Description: xviii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0300203446
  • 9780300203448
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QL696.S8 A538 2015
Contents:
About owls -- The house of owls -- Owls and human culture -- Owls in company with people -- Owls of unique habitat -- Owls of remote and wild places.
Summary: For a quarter of a century, Tony Angell and his family shared the remarkable experience of closely observing pairs of western screech owls that occupied a nesting box outside the window of their forest home. The journals in which the author recorded his observations, and the captivating drawings he created, form the heart of this compelling book--a personal account of an artist-naturalist's life with owls. Angell's extensive illustrations show owls engaged in what owls do--hunting, courting, raising families, and exercising their inquisitive natures--and reveal his immeasurable respect for their secret lives and daunting challenges. Angell discusses the unique characteristics that distinguish owls from other bird species and provides a fascinating overview of the impact owls have had on human culture and thought. He also offers detailed scientific descriptions of the nineteen species of owls found in North America, as well as their close relatives elsewhere. Always emphasizing the interaction of humans and owls, the author affirms by his own example the power of these birds both to beguile and to inspire. --
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Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves QL696.S8 A64 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800155020
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-192) and index.

About owls -- The house of owls -- Owls and human culture -- Owls in company with people -- Owls of unique habitat -- Owls of remote and wild places.

For a quarter of a century, Tony Angell and his family shared the remarkable experience of closely observing pairs of western screech owls that occupied a nesting box outside the window of their forest home. The journals in which the author recorded his observations, and the captivating drawings he created, form the heart of this compelling book--a personal account of an artist-naturalist's life with owls. Angell's extensive illustrations show owls engaged in what owls do--hunting, courting, raising families, and exercising their inquisitive natures--and reveal his immeasurable respect for their secret lives and daunting challenges. Angell discusses the unique characteristics that distinguish owls from other bird species and provides a fascinating overview of the impact owls have had on human culture and thought. He also offers detailed scientific descriptions of the nineteen species of owls found in North America, as well as their close relatives elsewhere. Always emphasizing the interaction of humans and owls, the author affirms by his own example the power of these birds both to beguile and to inspire. --

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