Owls are both the most
accessible and elusive of birds. Every child can recognize one, but you’ll be
lucky to spot an owl in a tree, even if you’re looking straight at
it. Besides their camouflage and silent flight, these mostly nocturnal
birds, with their amazing vision and hearing, are most at home in the dead of
night, a time humans find alien and scary. Ecologist Carl Safina got to
know an injured baby screech owl well. Their relationship saved the owl’s life
and gave Safina insider’s wisdom about these aerial hunters of the night.
Guests:
Carl Safina – ecologist at
Stony Brook University, head of the non-profit Safina Center, and author of “Alfie
& Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe”
Tom Damiami – natural resources
interpreter, singer on Long Island, NY and leader of the Shelter Island Owl Prowl
Gordy Slack – science writer, former senior editor
of California Wild, the science and natural history magazine published by the
California Academy of Sciences
Featuring music by Dewey Dellay and Jun Miyake
Originally aired November
6, 2023
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