| Edition |
First Free Press hardcover edition. |
| Description |
ix, 229 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
The way of the owl -- To that which you tame, you owe your life -- Owl infancy -- Barn owl toddler : love me, love my owl -- Flying lessons -- Attack kitten on wings -- Love to eat them mousies -- Understanding each other : sound and body language -- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde -- A day in the life of a biologist -- Owls are not waterbirds -- Deep bonds -- The sex tapes -- Fifteen years of trust -- Twilight : he whom I tamed saves my life -- The end -- After. |
| Summary |
On Valentine's Day 1985, biologist Stacey O'Brien first met a four-day-old baby barn owl--a fateful encounter that would turn into an astonishing 19-year saga. With nerve damage in one wing, the owlet's ability to fly was forever compromised, and he had no hope of surviving on his own in the wild. O'Brien, a young assistant in the owl laboratory at Caltech, was immediately smitten, promising to care for the helpless owlet and give him a permanent home. Wesley the Owl is the funny, poignant story of their dramatic two decades together. |
| Local Note |
WNDSR Gift of Margaret Loucks in memory of Elinor Walker. |
| Subject |
Barn owl -- California, Southern -- Anecdotes.
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Barn owl -- Behavior -- California, Southern -- Anecdotes.
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Human-animal relationships -- California, Southern -- Anecdotes.
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O'Brien, Stacey.
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Women biologists -- California, Southern -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9781416551737 |
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1416551735 |
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