Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl » (Bargain)

Stacey O'Brien is trained as a biologist specializing in wild-animal behavi

Written with the same heartwarming sentiment that made the memoir Marley & Me a runaway bestseller, biologist and owl expert Stacey O'Brien chronicles her rescue of an adorable, abandoned baby barn owl—-and their astonishing and unprecedented nineteen-year life together.

1 The Way of the Owl 1

2 To That Which You Tame, You Owe Your Life 11

3 Owl Infancy 19

4 Barn Owl Toddler: Love Me, Love My Owl 29

5 Flying Lessons 42

6 Attack Kitten on Wings 62

7 Love to Eat Them Mousies 79

8 Understanding Each Other: Sound and Body Language 89

9 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 100

10 A Day in the Life of a Biologist 116

11 Owls Are Not Waterbirds 137

12 Deep Bonds 156

13 The Sex Tapes 178

14 Fifteen Years of Trust 191

15 Twilight: He Whom I Tamed Saves My Life 206

16 The End 212

17 After 220

Some Things You Might Not Know About Barn Owls 225

Acknowledgments 231