Owls: A Wildlife Handbook (Johnson Nature Series) - Softcover

Long, Kim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1555662005 ISBN 13: 9781555662004

Publisher: Bower House, 1998

Synopsis

Topics covered include full-color identification of all nineteen species that breed in North America, anatomy, favorite foods, reproduction, molting, feather structure, owl calls, the production of owl pellets, hunting methods, preferred habitats, natural range, and owls' superior capabilities in hearing and night vision.

About this title

Review:

The 19 species of owls that are native to North America share many features in common, both biological and cultural. In this well-written guidebook, veteran wildlife student Kim Long considers the place of owls in human mythology and custom, examines the biology of various representative species, and gives a full account of each major type. Writing of the great horned owl, for instance, which lives everywhere but the highest Arctic, Long gives a species description that compares male and female; provides weight, tail length, and wingspan; notes characteristic habits; and describes the owl's call ("a series of 3-8 loud, low hoots"). Owl fanciers and birders in general will want this slender book close at hand. --Gregory McNamee

About the Author:

Kim Long specializes in finding the fascinating in the familiar. His many books and publications include three prior titles in the Johnson Natures Series—"Hummingbirds," "Wolves," and "Squirrels"—as well as "The Moon Book" and the "Moon Calendar." He lives in Denver.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bower House
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1555662005
• ISBN 13: 9781555662004
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192