10,000 Birds

APRIL 14, 2023

Miriam Darlington determined to take on an owl quest, to immerse herself in their world, as she says, and also to find out how they are immersed in ours – to “look into the mythology, kinship, otherness and mystery that wild owls offer.” Thus her story becomes “braided with two ecologies – the ornithological and the personal.”

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Barn Owls Owls Serbia Finland 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2013

It helps if you can understand owl behavior. I worked with education owls for over ten years, from Great Horned Owls to Saw-whet Owls (above bird). For example, the above saw-whet looks like its sleeping because that’s what owls do during the day and its eyes are closed…not exactly.

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Owls Barn Owls Agenda Zoos 269

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Ackerman’s new book is about owls and owl research–the knowledge recently and currently being discovered through DNA analysis, new-tech tracking and monitoring, and old-fashioned fieldwork under the auspices of organizations like the Global Owl Project and the Owl Research Institute.

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Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 225