The Analysis of Owl Pellets

The Analysis of Owl Pellets
Author: Derek William Yalden
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Owls
ISBN: 9780906282670

Helps you identify what you find in the pellets of British owls and also shows how the data may be usefully presented and how to estimate the actual weight of food the birds have eaten.

Owls of Europe

Owls of Europe
Author: Heimo Mikkola
Publisher:
Total Pages: 397
Release: 1983
Genre: Birds
ISBN: 9781472597175

"In this major work Dr Mikkola reviews the 13 owls breeding in Europe and an additional four species in lands adjoining the Mediterranean in North Africa and the Middle East. The book has three Parts. I: Special Characteristics - origins, taxonomy, anatomical features, pellets. II: Species Descriptions - the 17 species described in detail, with voice, behaviour, food, breeding and distribution (34 maps). III: Ecological Relationships - largely concerned with interactions between owls and with other birds of prey. Identification, part of the Species Descriptions text, is more than supplemented by 8 superb colour plates by Ian Willis. In addition there are numerous line drawings and over 70 photographs."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Owls of North America and the Caribbean

Owls of North America and the Caribbean
Author: Scott Weidensaul
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2015
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0547840039

"With detailed information about identification, calls, habitat, breeding, nesting, and behavior, this reference guide has the most up-to-date information about natural history, taxonomy, biology, ecology, migration and conservation status."--Book jacket.

Barn Owls

Barn Owls
Author: Alexandre Roulin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2020-03-26
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 110716575X

Accessible and beautifully illustrated, this book collates global scientific research on the evolution, ecology and behaviour of barn owls and their relatives into a single volume. For researchers in ornithology, animal behaviour, ecology, conservation biology and evolutionary biology, it will also appeal to amateurs interested in barn owls.

Barn Owl Conservation Handbook

Barn Owl Conservation Handbook
Author: Barn Owl Trust,
Publisher: Pelagic Publishing
Total Pages: 764
Release: 2012-06-25
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1907807349

A comprehensive handbook covering all aspects of the conservation of Barn Owls. Written by the Barn Owl Trust, this book includes in-depth information on Barn Owl survey techniques, relevant ecology, Barn Owls and the law, mortality, habitat management, use of nest boxes and barn Owl rehabilitation. Essential reading for ecologists, planners, land managers and ornithologists.

Owls of the World

Owls of the World
Author: James R. Duncan
Publisher: Firefly Books
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2003
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781552978450

An in-depth reference to owls around the world, "Owls of the World" traces the remarkable evolution of 205 owl species and their place within the avian order as both predators and prey.

Owls, Caves and Fossils

Owls, Caves and Fossils
Author: Peter Andrews
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 252
Release: 1990-08-30
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780226020372

Owls, Caves, and Fossils is the first comprehensive, fully illustrated account of small mammal taphonomy. The study of small mammal remains has previously been neglected in favor of such large mammals as elephants, bovids, and carnivores, and Andrews remedies this deficiency by analyzing the taphonomic processes significant in the preservation of small mammal fauna in caves.

Owls of the World - A Photographic Guide

Owls of the World - A Photographic Guide
Author: Heimo Mikkola
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 536
Release: 2014-06-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 147290592X

Having trouble separating your scops from your screech owls, Tengmalm's from Tawny Owl or Collared and Spotted Owlets? Then this is the book for you. Owls of the World is the ultimate resource dedicated to the identification of these charismatic, largely nocturnal birds of prey. This enhanced fixed-format of the book contains crisp, fully zoomable photography from dozens of the world's finest natural history photographers, covering all of the world's 268 species of owls. The lavish photos are accompanied by concise text on the identification, habitat, food, distribution and voice of these birds, along with accurate range maps. What makes this e-book indispensible, however, is the inclusion of a definitive and truly comprehensive sound archive – more than 500 songs and calls, covering 90% of all the world's species and including as much subspecific variation as possible. Optimised for tablets, this epic collection of images and sounds represent the definitive work on owls – no birder should be without it!

The Little Owl

The Little Owl
Author: Dries Van Nieuwenhuyse
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-09-18
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0521886783

Invaluable synthesis of the substantial literature on the Little Owl, and recommendations for future conservation.