Owls are both the mostaccessible and elusive of birds. Every child can recognize one, but you’ll belucky to spot an owl in a tree, even if you’re looking straight atit. Besides their camouflage and silent flight, these mostly nocturnalbirds, with their amazing vision and hearing, are most at home in the dead ofnight, a time humans find alien and scary. Ecologist Carl Safina got toknow an injured baby screech owl well. Their relationship saved the owl’s lifeand gave Safina insider’s wisdom about these aerial hunters of the night.Guests:Carl Safina – ecologist atStony Brook University, head of the non-profit Safina Center, and author of “Alfie& Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe”Tom Damiami – natural resourcesinterpreter, singer on Long Island, NY and leader of the Shelter Island Owl ProwlGordy Slack – science writer, former senior editorof California Wild, the science and natural history magazine published by theCalifornia Academy of SciencesFeaturing music by Dewey Dellay and Jun MiyakeOriginally aired November6, 2023Big Picture Science ispart of the Airwave Media podcastnetwork. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com to inquire aboutadvertising on Big Picture Science.Youcan get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining uson Patreon. Thanks for yoursupport! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices