Owls of the World: A Photographic Guide
- ISBN-10
- 1472905938
- ISBN-13
- 9781472905932
- Series
- Owls of the World
- Category
- Owls
- Pages
- 528
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Publisher
- A&C Black
- Author
- Heimo Mikkola
Description
Owls of the World - a stunning and definitive photographic guide to these charismatic nocturnal birds.
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