A Bad Birdwatchers Companion
But here's a surprise. Tawny owls don't go too-whit too-whoo. Rather, they too-whit and they go too-whoo. Broadly speaking, the wobbly hoot is the sound used to announce possession of territory: a warning for the other tawnies to keep away. The too-whit is a contact call: "I'm here, where are you?"
A BAD BIRDWATCHERS COMPANION was published on 8th September 2005 by Short Books.
A BAD BIRDWATCHERS COMPANION was published on 8th September 2005 by Short Books.
