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Nature Writing

A Great Service

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March 2005, no. 269

Owls: Journeys around the world by David Hollands

Bloomings Books, $59.95hb, 245pp, 1 876473 50 9

Nature Writing

A Great Service

by •
March 2005, no. 269

Owls have captured the human imagination as much as any group of birds. Mysterious, nocturnal hunters with haunting, far-carrying calls, silent flight, and prominent, forward-facing eyes, owls evoke a range of emotions from fear and awe to delight and a deep concern for their welfare.

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Peter Menkhorst

Peter Menkhorst is a zoologist with the Victorian Government’s Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research where he works on a broad range of fauna conservation issues. He has produced field guides to both the mammals and the birds of Australia, most recently The Australian Bird Guide (CSIRO Publishing, 2017).

Owls: Journeys around the world

Owls: Journeys around the world

by David Hollands

Bloomings Books, $59.95hb, 245pp, 1 876473 50 9

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