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02567aam a22004338i 4500 001 2EE815CEA6B511EDAB1CAA9536ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230207010047 008 221006s2023 oru b 000 0 eng 010 $a 2022047721 020 $a 195353483X 020 $a 9781953534835 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 082 00 $a 598.9/7 $2 23/eng/20221012 100 1 $a Darlington, Miriam, $e author. 245 14 $a The wise hours : $b a journey into the wild and secret world of owls / $c Miriam Darlington. 263 $a 2302 264 1 $a Portland, Oregon : $b Tin House, $c [2023] 300 $a pages cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a "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, celebratedBritish 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, shetravels 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 alongsideher while rewilding our imagination with the mystery, fragility, and magnificence of all creatures"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Owls. 650 0 $a Owls $x Behavior. 941 $a 14 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20240509012427.0 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240314024728.0 952 $l FWPE284 $d 20240314011339.0 952 $l EBPE325 $d 20230929010203.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20230817010214.0 952 $l NWPC663 $d 20230720010714.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20230708011501.0 952 $l CMPE792 $d 20230629015319.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20230603010748.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20230512010201.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20230307010627.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20230302010424.0 952 $l CYPF706 $d 20230302010127.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20230228011501.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2EE815CEA6B511EDAB1CAA9536ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search