Title : Owls: A Guide to Every Species in the World
Author : Marianne Taylor
Publisher : Harpercollins
Pages : 256
ISBN : 10: 0062413880
There is a lot more to know about owls than just the basic facts and mythologies about these remarkable predators. The best place to start may well be Owls: A Guide to Every Species in the World. This fascinating owl encyclopedia was written by Marianne Taylor, author of a dozen natural history books, including Beautiful Owls and Owls.
Her most recent owl book explores all 225 known species, from the snowy owl in the Arctic tundra to the burrowing owl of the Mexican deserts; from the enormous eagle owl that preys on young deer and foxes, to the elf owl that eats insects.
A visual guide that explores all 225 known species, packed with maps, photographs, illustrations, informative scientific details, and a bonus 35½" x 12" accordion poster illustrated with the true-to-size wing length of the largest owl, overlayed with the wing length of the smallest owl and several owls in-between.
Found on every continent other than Antartica, the owl is anything but an unexceptional bird. Their piercing gaze, uncanny ability to swivel their heads in the round, and their spooky stealth has long made them the subjects of art, literature, and films. And even those only slightly interested in birdwatching can’t help being thrilled by hearing or seeing an owl in the wild.
Apart from detailed profiles and images of each of the species, Taylor provides a lot of fascinating information about how owls see, hear, fly, hunt, mate, and more. In an email exchange with Voices, she shared some of the secrets of one of the world’s most charismatic birds.
Review Courtesy: https://www.harpercollins.com
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