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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

The species are taxonomically divided into two families: Tytonidae, Barn-Owls, and Strigidae, Owls, encompassed in one order, Strigiformes. When you look at Clements latest taxonomic spreadsheet, you get a sense of the depth of their relationships to each other and the world. This is a great summer read.

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Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East: A Field Guide Review

10,000 Birds

And then, a few years ago in Colorado, I looked at a Pale Snaketail through my binoculars and became hooked by the absolute alien quality of the creature’s face juxtaposed against the beauty of its flight. Within families, species are organized by genus. When I started birding, I ignored them.