The complete natural history of this popular species, told in straightforward text and illustrated with brilliant color photographs. The Great Horned Owl is a year-round resident over much of the United States and Canada, from dense forests to suburbia and city parks. Special adaptations, hunting and feeding techniques, nest building, growth and development of the young, and aggressive behavior are covered in depth.
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Dwight G. Smith is a professor and chair of the biology department at the Southern Connecticut State University and a technical consultant for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Endangered Species Program. He has conducted extensive research and written widely on the Great Horned Owl.
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Of all of the books in the Wild Bird Series, this is by far my favorite; the great-horned owl is a majestic and fascinating creature, and this book, as with all of the books in the series, does an excellent job in documenting in words and pictures its lifecycle. I thoroughly enjoyed it and recommend it (for the pictures alone!) to anyone with an interest in owls, or birds in general.
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Great book with complete information of the beautiful and powerful Great Horned owl, size, animals they hunt, growth and development of the young, conservation ecology and very good pictures of the most prolific big owl of the Americas.
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Some of the Wild Bird Guides series are better than others, and this Great Horned Owl book is certainly a good one. Numerous, excellent color photos. Text and information is quite good.
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Like the Americans with which it begrudgingly shares the landscape of two continents, the Great Horned Owl is a complex mix of personalities. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
prey years, facial disk, owl populations, young owls, horned owl, ear tufts, other owls, unhatched eggs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, Conservation Ecology, New World, Old World, Snowy Owls New!
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Like the Americans with which it begrudgingly shares the landscape of two continents, the Great Horned Owl is a complex mix of personalities. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
prey years, facial disk, owl populations, young owls, horned owl, ear tufts, other owls, unhatched eggs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, Conservation Ecology, New World, Old World, Snowy Owls New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Owls of the Northern Hemisphere by Karel H. Voous in Back Matter
- Great Horned Owl (Wildlife, Habits & Habitat) by Lynn M. Stone in Back Matter
- Hawks, Owls, and Wildlife by John J. Craighead in Back Matter
- Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 7: Jacamars to Woodpeckers by Josep Del Hoyo in Back Matter
- Raptors of the Pacific Northwest by Tom Bosakowski on page 93, page 95, and Back Matter
- Hawks and Owls of Eastern North America by Donald S. Heintzelman in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- A Guide to Bird Finding in New Jersey: First Edition by William Boyle on page 391
- Understanding Owls: Biology, Management, Breeding, Training by Jemima Parry-Jones on page 61
- The Aztec Book of Destiny by Rick Holmer on page 297
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