Intriguing Owls: Exceptional Images and Insight (Wildlife Appreciation) - Softcover

Tekiela, Stan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1591930626 ISBN 13: 9781591930624

Publisher: Adventure Publications, 2009

Synopsis

Get Up Close and Personal with Owls

Professional naturalist and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela respects and admires owls. “They are strikingly beautiful creatures and incredible hunters. Owls are among my favorite birds to study and to photograph.” Stan spent over 20 years observing owls across the country, documenting such major events as migration and courtship, as well as everyday activities including feeding and sleeping. The result is an incomparable collection of images and insight compiled in one unforgettable book. Arresting photographs reveal the owl in an astonishing new light. Gripping information, drawn from detailed research and Stan’s personal observations―including field studies and long-term video monitoring of nesting owls―combine to create a compelling read. Headings and small blocks of text complement Stan’s stunning photography for pleasurable, easy browsing. Every important aspect of the birds’ lives is portrayed in this gorgeous book. Your coffee table won’t be complete without it.

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About the Author

Naturalist, wildlife photographer, and writer Stan Tekiela is the author of more than 175 field guides, nature books, children’s books, wildlife audio CDs, puzzles, and playing cards, presenting many species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, trees, wildflowers, and cacti in the United States. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural History from the University of Minnesota and as an active professional naturalist for more than 25 years, Stan studies and photographs wildlife throughout the United States and Canada. He has received various national and regional awards for his books and photographs. Also a well-known columnist and radio personality, his syndicated column appears in more than 25 newspapers, and his wildlife programs are broadcast on a number of Midwest radio stations. Stan can be followed on Facebook and Twitter.

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Heavyweight Eyes

Eyesight is so important to owls that in some species the eyes are disproportionately large. In Eastern Screech-Owls, the eyeballs weigh about 1/4 ounce, which is nearly 5 percent of the entire body weight. In contrast, human eyeballs weigh slightly more―roughly 1 ounce―but this is only a miniscule fraction of a person’s total body weight. Great Horned Owls have some of the largest eyes of all owls in the United States. Their eyeballs are about the size and weight as our own, but if our eyes were in the same proportion to our bodies as the Great Horned Owl’s, they would be the size of tennis balls or larger.

Edition details

• Publisher: Adventure Publications
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1591930626
• ISBN 13: 9781591930624
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144