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Darlington, Miriam.
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Darlington, Miriam -- Family.
Owls.
Owls -- Behavior.
Nature writers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Women poets, English -- 21 century -- Biography.
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Darlington, Miriam.
Darlington, Miriam -- Family.
Owls.
Owls -- Behavior.
Nature writers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Women poets, English -- 21 century -- Biography.
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The wise hours : a journey into the wild and secret world of owls /
Miriam
Darlington
.
by
Darlington
,
Miriam
.
Tin House, 2023.
Call #:
598.97 D221w
Subjects
Darlington
,
Miriam
-- Family.
Owls.
Owls -- Behavior.
Nature writers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Women poets, English -- 21 century -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781953534835 (hc)
Uniform title:
Owl sense.
Alternate title:
Journey into the wild and secret world of owls
Edition:
1st US ed.
Description:
xxx, 302 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
"Originally published in the UK [in 2018] as Owl Sense, by Guardian Faber"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-297).
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. In The Wise Hours,
Darlington
watches and listens to the natural world and to the rhythms of her home and family, inviting readers to discover the wonders of owls alongside her while rewilding our imagination with the mystery, fragility, and magnificence of all creatures."--Publisher.
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Memoirs.
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