{"product_id":"ghosts-of-the-night-the-extraordinary-lives-of-british-owls-9780008659202","title":"Ghosts of the Night: The Extraordinary Lives of British Owls","description":"\u003cp\u003eNo animal better symbolises the desire to get closer and the need to respect distance than the owl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese remarkable creatures are both among and apart from us: sharing the same environments but carrying a sense of mystique as they beat their wings low over the fields where they hunt, or swoop up and around to their nest, high in a tree or haystack. There is something ethereal, awe- and fear-inspiring about the appearance and movement of these birds: graceful, distinctive, almost otherworldly. It is not hard to see why observers long ago watched the owl and deemed it a visitor from another place, with either a great or terrible message to impart. Every encounter with an owl is special, somehow new, and stands alone even as it helps you to understand patterns and connections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe silent approach of a white Barn Owl angel over a paddock is one of the most alluring images in the British countryside. The t'wit and the answering t'wo of the Tawny owl is a classic of the night. Both are tiny insights into the amazing lives of the owls that are found around us. \u003cem\u003eGhosts of the Night\u003c\/em\u003e is a wonderful insight into every element of our British Owls - Barn and Tawny and their even more enigmatic cousins the Short-eared, Long-eared and Little. How well do they hear, how silently do they fly and how do they live in the ever changing countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Sperring is the acknowleged expert and he explains everything you have ever wanted to know about these amazing creatures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780008659202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.44h x 6.25w x 0.81d","brand":"Chris Sperring","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52933458231477,"sku":"9780008659202","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ghosts-of-the-night-the-extraordinary-lives-of-british-owls-9780008659202","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}