Owls of the Eastern Ice
Book description
A New York Times Notable Book of 2020
Longlisted for the National Book Award
Winner of the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award and the Minnesota Book Award for General Nonfiction
A Finalist for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award
Winner of the Peace Corps Worldwide Special…
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Besides horses, I love owls. I've done a lot of bird surveys, including spotted owls. I learned to track them down in the northwest forests; I've helped catch them; I've held them for banding. These birds are magical.
The Blakiston's fish owl is the largest owl in the world. It lives in China, Japan, and the Russian far east. It's also highly elusive. Author Jonathan Slaght went on a 5-year quest to find and study these fascinating, endangered owls in Eastern Russia. About the only time you can find them is winter, and you can imagine how cold it gets…
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