- 1985 Edition, 10th Printing. 206 pages
- Published by David & Charles (Publishers) Ltd. Great Britain
- Hardcover with dust jacket. Brown boards. Format C.
- Very good condition. Minor shelf age wear to covers. Small owner stamp on free front end paper.
Illustrated by Robert Gillmor. Indexed.
Here is a fascinating natural, and unnatural, history of the owl, of which there are over 130 species around the world.
The curious anatomy of these highly efficent predators is explained, and the ways in which they have adapted to widely differing habitats - anything from a hole in a giant cactus shared with woodpeckers to an underground burrow in a prairie-dog community - are fully examined.
Roosting, courtship, the rough and tumble of daily life, diet and evolution are among the many other important aspects of behaviour discussed.
Also of interest is the relationship between owls and man, for the owl has for centuries been seen as a harbinger of disaster.
Superstition and popular fallacy are dispelled in this attractive study which will appeal to both the keen naturalist and the general reader.
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