{"product_id":"9780008659202","title":"Ghosts of the Night : The Extraordinary Lives of British Owls","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Chris Sperring\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eUnited Kingdom, Great Britain\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 18 June 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (William Collins) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e223 x 144 x 25 | 366g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo animal better symbolises the desire to get closer and the need to respect distance than the owl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e These 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\u003e The 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. Ghosts of the Night 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\u003e Chris Sperring is the acknowleged expert and he explains everything you have ever wanted to know about these amazing creatures.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57190489555319,"sku":"9780008659202","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780008659202.jpg?v=1781715666","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9780008659202","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}