One Man's OwlThis engaging chronicle of how the author and the great horned owl "Bubo" came to know one another over three summers spent in the Maine woods--and of how Bubo eventually grew into an independent hunter--is now available in an edition that has been abridged and revised so as to be more accessible to the general reader. |
Contents
An Owl in the House | 16 |
Owl at Kaflunk | 25 |
Beginning Hunter | 37 |
Freedom | 52 |
The Gourmand | 62 |
Attack Cues | 69 |
Companionship | 80 |
A Goodbye | 92 |
Return to the Home Territory | 108 |
Life in the Cabin with Bubo | 118 |
Owl vs Crows and Jays vs Owl | 140 |
Defending the Meat and the Manor | 151 |
Matching Wits | 172 |
The Tail Molt and Evolution | 183 |
BOOKS AND BACKGROUND | 193 |
REFERENCES | 210 |
Reestablishing Friendships | 99 |
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Common terms and phrases
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