The Owl Who Liked Sitting on Caesar - Softcover

Windrow, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0552170046 ISBN 13: 9780552170048

Publisher: Corgi, 2014

Synopsis

A moving and informative memoir of life with a lovable tawny owl.
     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.

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About the Author

MARTIN WINDROW is a military historian and author, and the long-time military editor of Osprey Publishing. He is an Associate of the Royal Historical Society and of the Foreign Legion Association of Great Britain. He lives in East Sussex.

From Booklist

The sweetly smiling older gent on this book’s jacket is seen inside in photos, too, but they depict a much-younger man, often with a little, stern owl perched on his shoulder. The tawny owl, Mumble, met her end too soon, and thus it took Windrow (The Last Valley, 2005) many years to put aside his sadness and pull together his notebooks and photos depicting their 15-year owl-man relationship, living together in England. Windrow has an endearing, entertaining voice, not without a sense of humor. He not only describes his relationship with the little owl (“love at first sight”) but also gives owl history, the species’ contemporary existence, precautions, and more. Windrow’s journal entries from the time are scattered throughout, and they reveal his careful attention to Mumble’s learning to “speak” and fly and adapt to her unusual life. Containing many photos as well as Christa Cook’s beautifully detailed sketches, this is a gentle, touching love story that will appeal to all pet owners, not just those fond of tawny owls, which Windrow describes as “something like cats that can fly.” --Eloise Kinney

About this edition

• Publisher: Corgi
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0552170046
• ISBN 13: 9780552170048
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288