Tony Soper

Introduction Owls are soft-plumaged, short-tailed, big-headed birds of prey with large eyes directed forwards and surrounded by a facial disc. They are mainly nocturnal, and the one hundred and thirty-three living species (four are historically extinct) are placed in the order Strigiformes....

Preface The object of this book is to suggest ways in which we may have the interest and pleasure of sharing our lives with wild birds. Our working area need not necessarily be a spacious and old-established garden. Most of us have access to a window-sill and this can be one of the most...