The Secret Life of the Owl it still ran in from

it still ran in from the fields when you called it and snoozed in your house for hours on end and gave birth to leverets in your study

interconnected “woods” is key to restoring nature for future generations

" --Publishers Weekly

The result a uniquely personal view of an island race and a people with a deep affinity for water

The Secret Life of the Owl it still ran in fromOwls have long held a spellbinding place in our folklore and imagination. To some they are symbols of luck; to others, omens woven through tales of witchcraft, medicine, weather, birth and death. In The Secret Life of the Owl, bestselling nature writer John Lewis Stempel sets out to explore the mystery of this nocturnal guardian, revealing the deep cultural and ecological significance of one of Britains most captivating birds. Drawing on centuries of