I went birding at the Camas Refuge back in 2008 with my aunt Susy. We were walking around and spotted this gentleman with a camera and spotting scope. He had found a tiny Northern saw-whet owl napping with a mouse still in it’s talons. Such an adorable bird! Here’s my mediocre photo of that owl … More The Northern Saw Whet Owl
Checking us out (June 14, 2016 – Idaho) As you know if you’ve been following my blog, I’ve read a bunch of books on Burrowing owls and didn’t find the answer of how do burrowing owls survive winter. Once I had gone through my pile of books I did a Google search which didn’t really … More Burrowing Owls and Winter
The World of Burrowing Owls: a Photographic Essay Exploring Their Behaviors & Beauty by Rob Palmer Paperback: 128 pages Publisher: Amherst Media 2019 ISBN-10: 1682034046 ISBN-13: 978-1682034040 This is another owl book that I really loved. The photos are amazing and intimate showing all aspects of a burrowing owl’s life above the ground. — Jenny … More Review: World of Burrowing Owls
Field Guide to Owls of California and the West (California Natural History Guides) by Hans J. Peeters Paperback: 346 pages Publisher: University of California Press, 2007 ISBN-10: 0520252802 ISBN-13: 978-0520252806 The size of this book will make it easy to carry in a backpack 4.5 x 1 x 7.2 inches. The first 156 pages of … More Review: Field Guide to Owls of California and the West
Earlier I reviewed Owls https://blueravenbirders.com/2019/12/11/review-owls-by-taylor/ by Marianne Taylor. While searching the internet for images I discovered that she had published a second book. The first book did not include every species of owl this one does. Some reviews are in error when they write that only 42 species are included in the Species Notes section. … More Review: Owls a Guide to Every Species in the World
Burrowing Owls By Melissa Hill Age Range: 4 – 8 years Grade Level: Preschool – 2 Paperback: 24 pages Publisher: Capstone Press, 2015 Language: English ISBN-10: 1491460520 ISBN-13: 978-1491460528 This was a charming book with brief factual information on one page and a lovely full color image of one or more burrowing owls on the … More Review: Burrowing Owls
The Enigma of the Owl: An illustrated natural history By Mike Unwin and David Tipling Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Yale University Press, 2017 Language: English ISBN-10: 0300222734 ISBN-13: 978-0300222739 I find myself at a loss to describe this lovely book. So I’m going to quote from Amazon: “A rare invitation into the mysterious lives of … More Review: Enigma of the Owl
