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Field Guide to Owls of California and the West (Volume 93) (California Natural History Guides) Paperback – October 9, 2007

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Most owls are almost perfectly adapted to life in the dark. Their vaguely humanoid faces reflect the spectacular evolution of their hearing and vision, which has made flight, romance, and predation possible in the near absence of light. This accessible guide, full of intriguing anecdotes, covers all 19 species of owls occurring in North America. More than an identification guide, Field Guide to Owls of California and the West describes the biology and behavior of owls to make finding and identifying them easier and watching them more enjoyable. The guide also explores the conservation challenges that owls face and tells how owls provide insights to scientists working in fields from technology to health.

* Color plates illustrate each species

* Range maps show the western distribution of North America's owls, 14 of which occur in California

* Offers tips for finding and watching owls

* Gives information on how to design, place, and maintain nest boxes

* Describes human attitudes toward owls through history, including in Native American cultures of the West

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October 9, 2007
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“An enormous amount of material packed into this book, which is compact enough to fit nicely into a jacket pocket or backpack. . . . Essential.” ― Choice Published On: 2008-05-01

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"Hans Peeters has done it again. His stellar Field Guide to Owls of California and the West is a fitting companion to his recent, acclaimed Raptors of California. Owls is not only an excellent field guide, but also an amazing primer on owl biology and behavior. It sets a new standard and, what's more, is both a visual treat and a captivating read."Clay Sutton, coauthor of How to Spot an Owl and other books

"An enjoyable and wonderfully illustrated companion to Raptors of California. Treating the relatively familiar Great Horned Owl and obliging Burrowing Owl with the same skill as those ghostly forest species that are rarely more than disembodied voices for most of us, this book provides keen insights on the natural history of our most mysterious group of birds and sheds light on the complex conservation issues that face many owl species."Kimball L. Garrett, Ornithology Collections Manager, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

"This is the owl book I've been waiting for. Peeters has delivered an exquisitely illustrated, thoroughly researched, and engagingly written guide that will be as valuable to young students as it will be to seasoned biologists."Allen Fish, Director, Golden Gate Raptor Observatory

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of California Press; First Edition (October 9, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 346 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0520252802
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0520252806
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.5 x 1.03 x 7.25 inches

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James L. Spingarn

wonderful pocket guide to western north american owls

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 1, 2007

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The size of a Peterson series field guide but perhaps a bit thicker. Covers everything one might want to know about the owls of our West. Detailed and very readable descriptions of their biology, habits, how to find them and their interaction with humans. Next is an excellent species account with wonderful color illustations and photos of owls in action and as field guide representatives. Comprehensive, incisive and beautifully put together -- a real buy!

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RAM

Well done. Owls are so very interesting!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 10, 2015

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I was reading this one afternoon at the doctor's office. When the doctor saw it, she was excited because she had just returned from a hiking trip where they saw lots of owls. I ordered it for her; she paid me back. Fascinating information.

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David A. Pedersen

Owl field guide book

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Great reference book. very detailed and descriptive. My go to book for Owls.

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It's already been a great resource this year - the author/artist have done an ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 17, 2015

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It's already been a great resource this year - the author/artist have done an excellent job plus it's fun to read !

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Alanda Whelan

Attention all Owl Lovers

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I am a lover of all animals but especially owls and wolves. This is a wonderful little book with great illustrations. I highly recommend it to any Owl "fans".

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easily the best N.American owl field guide

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 15, 2019

Hands down the best FIELD GUIDE on North American owls. Various books on the topic exist, but most of the others (including the Peterson's book) are large format coffee table type books, not field guides. If you desire something compact, brick-like, dense with in-depth species accounts, detailed natural history, illustrations and photographs to help locate, identify, observe and understand the lives and habits of every species of North America owl, no other book will better satisfy. I can't help speculating the sole critical review here seems motivated by some personal grievance with the author, because in my opinion (as an avid naturalist with an extensive field guide collection) this guide definitely meets and exceeds the high standards set by Peterson's / Audubon / Kaufman / ect. Very satisfied & highly recommended!

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Steven G. Herman

Another superb book from Hans Peeters!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 9, 2007

Far more than a Field Guide to the Owls of California and the West, this wonderful book is a primer in ornithology, a work of strong scholarship, a guide to conservation, and an entertainment. Mr. Peeters is a distinguished raptor biologist, a bird painter and illustrator, a naturalist of extraordinary experience. Beyond providing astute identification information, this book gives the reader fascinating detail on the lives of owls, the ecology of birds in general and raptors in particular, and does these things with a grace of language unknown in other field guides.

Peeters has done it all -text, photographs, drawings, and illustrations. The plates are among his very best. The photograph of a Northern Pygmy Owl that introduces the scction describing an owl's body is extraordinary, and there are many more of similar beauty and utility. The book is presented in six parts. The Introduction is followed by An Owl's Life, Finding and Watching Owls, Owls and Humans, Species Accounts, and 21 stunning color plates (including two very useful ones of fledgling owls).

The book does indeed go beyond the boundaries of California. In fact, all 19 species of owls fond in the United States are covered. As the author says, "...the new scope provided the opportuniry to write about species that don't occur in my home state but that I have had the pleasure of meeting elsewhere."

Mr. Peeters (who is much published in professional circles)has done a thorough survey of the scientific literature, and what he has found and shares with his readers is interesting in every way. Details of distribution, food habits, behavior, ecology and status are provided. And all of this is supplemented with the more than half century of perceptive global natural history observations that have been so much of the life of this biologist. The book is full of material dazzling to amateur and professional alike.

This is a field guide that can be read for pleasure, written as it is with color and verbal richness laced with the idiosyncratic humor of this author.

This book would make a fine gift for birders young and old (perhaps especially if coupled with his recent Raptors of California, co-authored by his wife, Pam Peeters). But the same is true for the professional ornithologist -who is bound to learn how little he or she knew about owls before reading this book!

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