Mermaid Books
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This survey of the owl world examines the natural history of the owl, with notes on its evolution, taxonomy, distribution, habitats, anatomy, behaviour and breeding patterns. It includes owls from all over the world, ranging in size from the tiny Pygmy Owl to the majestic Eagle Owl - all illustrated by Eric Hosking's photographs which represents the culmination of a lifetime's observation of owls. He won the OBE in 1977 for his natural history photography and work in conservation, and died in 1991. Co-author Jim Flegg has also written "Birds of Prey of the World", "Poles Apart", "Oakwatch" and "Birdlife".
Eric Hosking, the bird photographer, started taking photographs of birds in the late 1920s, when he did not have the convenience of a light 35mm SLR, but had to lug a 5" plate camera to the top of trees to take his pictures. The photograph that he took over the next 70 years until his death in 1991, stand as some of the classic bird photographs of this century. This book contains a selection of the best of these photographs.