
This amazingly informative book has now been redesigned & republished as the first volume in The British Natural History Collection Sadly Chris Mead died in 2003 so the original text has been brought right up to date by his former colleague & friend Mike Toms Now
Includes:: colour photographs A feature of the book is the beautiful & accurate line drawings & cartoons by renowned wildlife artist Guy Troughton This special edition also features an eight-page gallery of stunning colour images by bird photographer Mark Hancox including his photograph of a Short-eared Owl winner of the Bird-Guides Photo of the Year 2010 competition Owls reveals all sorts of curious & unexpected facts about the owls found in Britain & also some oddities about those species found elsewhere The book gives readers helpful advice on how to observe & count their local owls & how to assist in protecting them It even has a section on the design & construction of nest-boxes & where best to position them