Owl Sense

Author : Miriam Darlington
Publisher : Guardian Faber Publishing
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-03
Category : Owls
ISBN : 178335075X

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Owl Sense by Miriam Darlington Pdf

A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week Longlisted for the Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize 2018 A Guardian Book of the Year 2018 The owl has captivated the human imagination for millennia; as a predator, messenger, emblem of wisdom or portent of doom. Owl Sense tells a new story. On 'owl walks' with her teenage son, Benji, Miriam Darlington begins a quest to identify every European species of this elusive bird. From Britain she travels to Spain, France, Serbia and Finland, and to the frosted borders of the Arctic. Along the way, however, Benji succumbs to a mysterious and disabling illness, and Miriam's endeavour soon becomes entangled with the search for his cure. Bringing the strangeness and magnificence of owls to life, Owl Sense is a book about wildness in nature but also in the unpredictable course of our human lives.

Author : Cynthia Berger
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Owls
ISBN : 0811732134

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Owls by Cynthia Berger Pdf

Owls have always occupied a special place in the popular imagination, regarded throughout history as both a harbinger of doom and a symbol of wisdom. In this newest title in Stackpole's Wild Guide series, author Cynthia Berger explores the lives of these fascinating and mysterious creatures, including their fearsome hunting abilities, their surprisingly tender courtship rituals, and, of course, their haunting vocalizations. Also included is an identification guide covering the full range of North American species--from the tiny Elf Owl to the imposing Great Grey Owl--as well as tips for observing owls in the wild. There are even instructions for building your own nest box to attract these captivating birds to your backyard. A fascinating introduction to the biology, life cycle, and behavior of owls Illustrated with gorgeous watercolor paintings and full-color photography Features an identification guide to all North American species Owls have always occupied a special place in the popular imagination, regarded throughout history as both harbingers of doom and symbols of wisdom. In this newest title in Stackpole's Wild Guide series, author Cynthia Berger explores the lives of these mysterious creatures, including their fearsome hunting abilities, their surprisingly tender courtship rituals, and, of course, their haunting vocalizations. Also included is an identification guide covering the full range of North American species-from the tiny Elf Owl to the imposing Great Gray Owl-as well as tips for observing owls in the wild. There are even instructions for building your own nest box to attract these remarkable birds to your backyard. Illustrated with gorgeous watercolor paintings and full-color photography.

Author : Jeff Martin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781472943576

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The Tawny Owl by Jeff Martin Pdf

'Jeff Martin explores the Tawny Owl's natural history in the greatest detail. Where controversy has arisen in the literature, he has put forward all points of view so the reader can make his or her own judgements. There seems nothing concerning the biology of this owl that Jeff has not researched.' - Derek Bunn, author of The Barn Owl The haunting calls of the Tawny Owl can be heard from Scandinavia in the north of its range to North Africa in the south. Most people would consider it to be a common and widespread species throughout Europe, but populations in Britain at least are declining, and we need to understand more about the behaviour and ecology of this magnificent woodland bird if its future is to be secured. Jeff Martin has been studying owls for decades, and in this timely book he combines his personal observations together with those of other ornithologists and a comprehensive review of the literature, resulting in some surprising revelations. It was not long ago, for example, that the Tawny Owl was considered to be one of the most nocturnal of all owl species, but in recent years it has been observed sunbathing, calling and even hunting in broad daylight. The Tawny Owl begins by exploring the research that has been undertaken over the last two centuries, and the gaps that remain in our knowledge. Subsequent chapters detail the evolution and classification of this relatively young species, its status and distribution across Europe, its feeding, breeding and behavioural ecology, why numbers are falling, and what we can do about it. Interestingly, this silent hunter appears to be increasingly preying on passerine birds, as forest degradation and destruction have had a negative impact on small mammal numbers. The book concludes by looking at the role that Tawny Owls have played in British culture, and whether the changes in behaviour and plumage among the British population could mean we have a new subspecies evolving on our island.

Author : Tim Birkhead
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781408830543

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Bird Sense by Tim Birkhead Pdf

What is it like to be a swift, flying at over one hundred kilometres an hour? Or a kiwi, plodding flightlessly among the humid undergrowth in the pitch dark of a New Zealand night? And what is going on inside the head of a nightingale as it sings, and how does its brain improvise?Bird Sense addresses questions like these and many more, by describing the senses of birds that enable them to interpret their environment and to interact with each other. Our affinity for birds is often said to be the result of shared senses - vision and hearing - but how exactly do their senses compare with our own? And what about a birds' sense of taste, or smell, or touch or the ability to detect the earth's magnetic field? Or the extraordinary ability of desert birds to detect rain hundreds of kilometres away - how do they do it?Bird Sense is based on a conviction that we have consistently underestimated what goes on in a bird's head. Our understanding of bird behaviour is simultaneously informed and constrained by the way we watch and study them. By drawing attention to the way these frameworks both facilitate and inhibit discovery, it identifies ways we can escape from them to seek new horizons in bird behaviour.There has never been a popular book about the senses of birds. No one has previously looked at how birds interpret the world or the way the behaviour of birds is shaped by their senses. A lifetime spent studying birds has provided Tim Birkhead with a wealth of observation and an understanding of birds and their behaviour that is firmly grounded in science.

Author : Jim Wright,Scott Weston
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781643263205

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The Screech Owl Companion by Jim Wright,Scott Weston Pdf

This must-read for birders features a complete guide to attracting, understanding, and protecting owls. The call of an owl evokes mystery; seeing one in the wild inspires wonder. Of the top ten birds people hope to see, three are owls. Although they may be out of sight, owls are widespread throughout North America—and screech owls are the most likely to make their homes near humans. In this book, experts Jim Wright and Scott Weston show you how to attract them to nest in your yard, year after year. The Screech Owl Companion introduces screech owls, show how to distinguish them from other species, shares fun lore and legend, and provides step-by-step instructions for making your yard screech ready. You’ll learn how to build a nest box and install a simple nest cam that you can monitor from your cell phone to watch when owls move in, lay eggs, and hatch.

Author : Heimo Mikkola
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781472905925

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Owls of the World - A Photographic Guide by Heimo Mikkola Pdf

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 : Anonim
Publisher : Medieval Institute Publications
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781580445221

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The Owl and the Nightingale and the English Poems of Jesus College MS 29 (II) by Anonim Pdf

An edition of the early Middle English verse sequence contained in the thirteenth-century Oxford Jesus College MS 29 (II) with accompanying translations in Modern English and scholarly introduction and apparatus. The sequence is varied in subject, with poems of religious exhortation set beside others of secular pragmatism. Included are: The Owl and the Nightingale, Poema Morale, The Proverbs of Alfred, Thomas of Hales's Love Rune, The Eleven Pains of Hell, the prose Shires and Hundreds of England, the lengthy Passion of Jesus Christ in English, and twenty-one additional lyrics, most of them uniquely preserved in this manuscript. Made in the West Midlands, the Jesus 29 manuscript is the lengthiest all-English verse collection known to exist in the period between the Exeter Book and the Harley Lyrics.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Electronic
ISBN : KBNL:KBNL03000252139

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The Owl by Anonim Pdf

Author : Martin Windrow
Publisher : Random House
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781448170432

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The Owl Who Liked Sitting on Caesar by Martin Windrow Pdf

‘Perched on the back of a sunlit chair was something about 9 inches tall and shaped rather like a plump toy penguin with a nose-job. It appeared to be wearing a one-piece knitted jumpsuit of pale grey fluff with brown stitching, complete with an attached balaclava helmet. From the face-hole of the fuzzy balaclava, two big, shiny black eyes gazed up at me trustfully. Kweep, it said quietly.’ When author Martin Windrow met the tawny owlet that he christened Mumble, it was love at first sight. Raising her from a fledgling, through adolescence and into her prime years, Windrow recorded every detail of their time living together (secretly) in a south London tower block, and later in a Sussex village. This is the touching, intriguing and eccentric story of their 15-year relationship, complete with photographs and illustrations of the beautiful Mumble. Along the way, we are given fascinating insight into the ornithology of owls – from their evolution and biology to their breeding habits and hunting tactics. The Owl Who Liked Sitting on Caesar is a witty, quirky and utterly charming account of the companionship between one man and his owl.

Author : Jim,Ann Sheridan
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481749978

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Aaron and the Snowy Owl by Jim,Ann Sheridan Pdf

This story is written from the view point of the animals that live in a northwest US forest who are facing the possibility of losing their forest homes due to human encroachment into their world. The animals set out to learn how to communicate with humans. The Snowy Owl has been given the task by the Council of the Owls to find a human to speak to. The story is told through a series of encounters between a little boy named Aaron and the Snowy Owl. The little boy is adventurous and regularly enters the forest to explore. The Snowy Owl tries to protect him from the dangers that exist in the forest. Through the little boys experiences he learns more and more about the animals and the crisis they are facing in losing their forest home. He also learns about the Laws of Nature that determine how the animals relate to each other. He is befriended by a number of animals in the forest who come to his aid when he is faced with danger.

Author : Jennifer Ackerman
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780593298909

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What an Owl Knows by Jennifer Ackerman Pdf

An instant New York Times bestseller! A New York Times Notable Book of 2023 Named a Best Book of 2023 by Publishers Weekly From the author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a brilliant scientific investigation into owls—the most elusive of birds—and why they exert such a hold on human imagination With their forward gaze and quiet flight, owls are often a symbol of wisdom, knowledge, and foresight. But what does an owl really know? And what do we really know about owls? Some two hundred sixty species of owls exist today, and they reside on every continent except Antarctica, but they are far more difficult to find and study than other birds because they are cryptic, camouflaged, and mostly active at night. Though human fascination with owls goes back centuries, scientists have only recently begun to understand the complex nature of these extraordinary birds. In What an Owl Knows, Jennifer Ackerman joins scientists in the field and explores how researchers are using modern technology and tools to learn how owls communicate, hunt, court, mate, raise their young, and move about from season to season. Ackerman brings this research alive with her own personal field observations; the result is an awe-inspiring exploration of owls across the globe and through human history, and a spellbinding account of the world’s most enigmatic group of birds.

Author : Stefania Achella,Francesca Iannelli,Gabriella Baptist,Serena Feloj,Fiorinda Li Vigni,Claudia Melica
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110709278

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The Owl's Flight by Stefania Achella,Francesca Iannelli,Gabriella Baptist,Serena Feloj,Fiorinda Li Vigni,Claudia Melica Pdf

This book presents a unique rethinking of G. W. F. Hegel's philosophy from unusual and controversial perspectives in order to liberate new energies from his philosophy. The role Hegel ascribes to women in the shaping of society and family, the reconstruction of his anthropological and psychological perspective, his approach to human nature, the relationship between mental illness and social disease, the role of the unconscious, and the relevance of intercultural and interreligious pathways: All these themes reveal new and inspiring aspects of Hegel’s thought for our time.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Endangered species
ISBN : CUB:P206131912024

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Questions and Answers on A Conservation Strategy for the Northern Spotted Owl by Anonim Pdf

Author : Roy MacGregor
Publisher : Tundra Books
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781770494138

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Mystery at Lake Placid by Roy MacGregor Pdf

Travis Lindsay, his best friend, Nish, and all their pals on the Screech Owls hockey team, are on their way to New York for an international peewee tournament. Excitement builds in the team van on the way to Lake Placid. First there are the entertaining antics of their trainer, Mr. Dillinger - then there's the prospect of playing on an Olympic rink, in a huge arena, knowing there will be scouts in the stands. But they have barely arrived when things start to go wrong. Their star center, Sarah, plays badly from lack of sleep. Next Travis gets knocked down in the street. And then someone starts tampering with equipment. It looks as if someone is trying to sabotage the Screech Owls. But who? And why? And can Travis and the others stop the destruction before the decisive game of the tournament?

Author : Elizabeth Andrews
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781098242756

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Barn Owls by Elizabeth Andrews Pdf

This book introduces readers to the barn owl's life that starts when the sun goes down. The life cycle, diet, and habitat of this twilight raptor are explained in clear, easy-to-read text with bright photos and infographics. QR Codes in the books give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Cody Koala is an imprint of Pop!, a division of ABDO.