Full AspenCat Catalog

Provides general information on the behavior of owls and specific information about the physical characteristics and behavior of the twenty-one North American species.

Text and photographs describe the physical characteristics, habits, and behavior of 18 species of owls that make their homes in North America.

For a quarter of a century, Tony Angell and his family shared the remarkable experience of closely observing pairs of western screech owls that occupied a nesting box outside the window of their forest home. The journals in which the author recorded his observations, and the captivating drawings he created, form the heart of this compelling book--a personal account of an artist-naturalist's life with owls. Angell's extensive illustrations show owls...

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and habitats of moose and owls.

"Based on thousands of hours in the field, The Owl and the woodpecker showcases all 41 North American species of these two iconic birds and reveals their impact on our natural habitats. Author-photographer Paul Bannick evokes an intimate sense of the birds' daily rhythms-- feeding, mating, nesting-- as well as the vitality and spirit of our wild places"--Jacket p. [4].