The Owl Handbook: Investigating the Lives, Habits, and Importance of These Enigmatic Birds - Paperback

by John Shewey (Author)

Charismatic, intriguing, and misunderstood: The Owl Handbook provides a beautifully photographed, thoughtfully researched, and accessible guide to these complex, captivating creatures.

Spot an owl that's long been watching your every move and darker aspects of its reputation may spring to mind: harbinger of doom, guides through the spirit world, merciless bird of prey. Mythology and superstitions have projected our fear of the unknown onto these mostly night-dwelling creatures. But these wondrous birds are so much more than shadows or silent glides through the night. In The Owl Handbook, lifelong birding enthusiast John Shewey leads us through an exploration of owls' cultural impact as seen in folklore and mythology, provides in-depth investigations of 19 owls of North America and a survey of 200 owls across the globe, and gives advice on how to respectfully observe and protect these enigmatic birds, brought to life by hundreds of full-color photographs.

Author Biography

John Shewey is an Oregon-based naturalist, photographer, writer, and editor whose works include The Hummingbird Handbook, The Owl Handbook, Birds of the Pacific Northwest, Classic Steelhead Flies, and Oregon Beaches: A Traveler's Companion. John is also the longtime editor of American Fly Fishing magazine and a dedicated desert rat who has left boot prints in the Northern Great Basin's most remote places.