ISBN: PB: 9780300223422
January 2017
224 pp.
23,5x17,8 cm
94 black&white illus.
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£13.99
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House of Owls
Tony Angell, master artist and naturalist, offers an intimate account of owls he has observed, admired, and depicted for decades For a quarter century, Tony Angell and his family shared the remarkable experience of closely observing pairs of western screech owls that occupied a nesting box outside their forest home. The journals the author recorded his observations in, and the captivating drawings he created, form the heart of this compelling book-a personal account of an artist-naturalist's life with owls. Angell's extensive illustrations show owls engaged in what owls do-hunting, courting, raising families, and exercising their inquisitive natures-and reveal his immeasurable respect for their secret lives and daunting challenges. Angell discusses the unique characteristics that distinguish owls from other bird species and provides a fascinating overview of the impact owls have had on human culture and thought. He also offers detailed scientific descriptions of the nineteen species of owls found in North America, as well as their close relatives elsewhere. Always emphasizing the interaction of humans and owls, the author affirms by his own example the power of these birds both to beguile and to inspire.
About the author
Tony Angell is the author or illustrator of numerous books in the fields of art and natural history. He served as supervisor of environmental education for Washington state's Department of Public Instruction for more than 30 years while also maintaining an award-winning career as a professional artist. He lives in Lake Forest Park, WA
Reviews
"There is no other writer on birds today who so perfectly combines a life of observation with his own art and the kind of up-to-date information one gets from associating with researchers" – Stephen Bodio, contributing editor of "Living Bird and author of Aloft", "Querencia", and "An Eternity of Eagles" – Stephen Bodio
"Two worlds of wisdom meet in 'The House of Owls', nature's own in the survival of an owl family through the generations and the all-seeing eye of the artist who is their host and diarist. Tony Angell magnificently depicts this long mutual near-kinship and much more in words straight from the heart and illustrations masterfully true to life" – Ivan Doig, author of "The Whistling Season"
"Few artists move us with both words and images. The vigor, unique adaptations and essential life-blood of North American Owls, propelled by powerful illustrations and intimate accounts, animate the pages of 'The House of Owls', another masterful work by Tony Angell" – Paul Bannick, author of "The Owl and The Woodpecker"
"'The House of Owls' is, simply, a delight for a strigiphile like me. But it will also delight any birder or naturalist, and all those who care about the living world and its more remarkable manifestations" – From the Foreword by Robert Michael Pyle, author of "Chasing Monarchs and Mariposa Road"
"Two worlds of wisdom meet in 'The House of Owls', nature's own in the survival of an owl family through the generations and the all-seeing eye of the artist who is their host and diarist. Tony Angell magnificently depicts this long mutual near-kinship and much more in words straight from the heart and illustrations masterfully true to life" – Ivan Doig, author of "The Whistling Season"
"Few artists move us with both words and images. The vigor, unique adaptations and essential life-blood of North American Owls, propelled by powerful illustrations and intimate accounts, animate the pages of 'The House of Owls', another masterful work by Tony Angell" – Paul Bannick, author of "The Owl and The Woodpecker"
"'The House of Owls' is, simply, a delight for a strigiphile like me. But it will also delight any birder or naturalist, and all those who care about the living world and its more remarkable manifestations" – From the Foreword by Robert Michael Pyle, author of "Chasing Monarchs and Mariposa Road"