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Author Darlington, Miriam, author.

Title The wise hours : a journey into the wild and secret world of owls / Miriam Darlington.

Publisher Portland, Oregon : Tin House, 2023.

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Edition First US edition.
Physical Description xxx, 302 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Note "Originally published in the UK as Owl Sense, by Guardian Faber"--Title page verso.
Contents Tyto alba, Barn owl -- Strix aluco, Tawny owl -- Athene noctua, Little owl -- Asio otus, Long-eared owl -- Asio flammeus, Short-eared owl -- Bubo bubo, Eurasian Eagle owl -- Glaucidium passerinum, Pygmy owl -- Bubo scandiacus, Snowy owl.
Summary "Owls have existed for over sixty million years, and in the relatively short time we have shared the planet with these majestic birds they have ignited the human imagination. But even as owls continue to captivate our collective consciousness, celebrated British nature writer Miriam Darlington finds herself struck by all she doesn't know about the true nature of these enigmatic creatures. Darlington begins her fieldwork in the British Isles with her teenage son, Benji. As her avian fascination grows, she travels to France, Serbia, Spain, Finland, and the frosted Lapland borders of the Arctic for rare encounters with the Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, Long-eared Owl, Pygmy Owl, Snowy Owl, and more. But when her son develops a mysterious illness, her quest to understand the elusive nature of owls becomes entangled with a search for finding a cure"-- Provided by publisher.
Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-297).
Subject Owls.
Owls -- Behavior.