The Hidden Lives of Owls, Leigh Calvez
The Hidden Lives of Owls, Leigh Calvez
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The Hidden Lives of Owls
The Science and Spirit of Nature's Most Elusive Birds

Author: Leigh Calvez

Narrator: Karen White

Unabridged: 6 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/23/2017

Categories: Nonfiction, Nature, Animals

Synopsis

In this New York Times bestseller, a naturalist probes the forest to comprehend the secret lives of owls. Leigh Calvez takes listeners on an adventure into the world of owls: owl-watching, avian science, and the deep forest—often in the dead of night. These birds are a bit mysterious, and that's part of what makes them so fascinating. Calvez makes the science entertaining and accessible while exploring the questions about the human-animal connection, owl obsession, habitat, owl calls, social behavior, and mythology.

About Leigh Calvez

Leigh Calvez has worked with whales and dolphins as a scientist, naturalist, and nature writer. As a scientist, she was Research Director for the Ocean Mammal Institute on such projects as the effect of vessel traffic on endangered humpback whales off Maui, Hawaii. She also led the only independent research team observing the U.S. Navy's testing of Low Frequency Active Sonar on humpback whales in their nurseries in Hawaii in 1998. As a naturalist, Leigh has worked on whale watch boats in Massachusetts watching humpback and finback whales on the feeding grounds of Stellwagen Bank, in Hawaii on the breeding grounds of the humpback whale, and in the San Juan Islands of Washington State, watching pods of orca whales. She has also led extended whale watching journeys to New Zealand, British Columbia, and the Azores Islands off Portugal.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Austin

Owls are boring as shit, this is just the story of some lady walking around the forest and feeling deeply connected to birds after they look at her.......more

Goodreads review by Bruce

A very nice read. Science mixed with a naturalist's interpretations and emotions presented in clear text. Knowing many of the locations and a few of the people in the stories made this book very real and enjoyable for me. My own feelings toward owls were intensified and somewhat clarified.......more

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