The book of the barn owl

£9.99

Few of us know what goes on after dark, underneath the moon. Sally Coulthard shines a light on the barn owl, one of the most mesmerising and elusive icons of the countryside. With its heart-shaped face and silent, graceful flight, the barn owl regularly tops the nation’s list of favourite birds. A brief sighting is a thrill, hovering along a hedgerow or sweeping over a stubble field, but how much do we really know about this sublime tenant of the night? We humans, ever the egocentrics, fancy we see ourselves in the barn owl’s big, baby eyes and quizzical tilt of the head. But the barn owl lives on a different plane – a yearly see-saw of feast and famine, companionship and solitude. It’s a tough life – living in the shadows – but the barn owl has made it this far.

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Few of us know what goes on after dark, underneath the moon. Sally Coulthard shines a light on the barn owl, one of the most mesmerising and elusive icons of the countryside.

‘Fascinating insights… An endearing book for lovers of the barn owl’ Daily Mail

‘Enjoyable and lyrical… enhanced by Vanessa Lubach’s arresting lino prints’ Country Life

‘Packs in everything the amateur nature enthusiast would want to know’ Yorkshire Life

‘This is a gorgeous little book’ Permaculture Magazine

With its heart-shaped face and silent, graceful flight, the barn owl regularly tops the nation’s list of favourite birds. But how much do we really know about this sublime tenant of the night?

Here, bestselling author Sally Coulthard shines a light on the barn owl. Full of fascinating insights, conservation advice and the latest research, this affectionate and timely guide also tells the story of a barn owl’s early life – from first pip of the shell to leaving the nest – a fascinating time in this captivating creature’s journey.

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Weight 0.122 kg
Dimensions 17.5 × 13.5 × 1.4 cm
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Cover

Paperback

Pages

144

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

598.97 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K