The Owl Who Liked Sitting on Caesar: Living With a Tawny Owl - Softcover

Anyone who thinks the bond between man and dog or cat is the supreme human-house pet attachment will have to reconsider after reading Martin Windrow's touching account of the bird who changed his life, a possessive and characterful tawny owl named Mumble who was his domestic companion for 15 action-packed years . . . ["The Owl Who Liked Sitting on Caesar "is] a memoir of his friendship with this singular creature, interwoven with a natural history of her species and a close, not to say obsessive, description of her traits . . . [It] is all the more affecting because of its gruff understatement. "Liesl Schillinger, The New York Times Book Review"

Unlikely books are often very endearing--this is one such book. An utterly charming work, perhaps best read at night when there are owls about. "Alexander McCall Smith, author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series"

With a keen eye for the telling detail, Windrow has written an informative, tender and, yes, wise memoir on the blessed ties that bind people and their pets--one that should find a permanent perch on your shelf. "Jay Strafford, Richmond Times-Dispatch"

Funny, touching and divertingly novel . . . [Windrow] has produced an homage to both a creature and its species that is almost Leonardo-like in its precision and spirit of curiosity. The result is nothing less than a small masterpiece of animal literature . . . [A] perfect book. "Ben Downing, The Wall Street Journal"

Charming . . . Mr. Windrow's owl fascination knows no bounds. "Carmela Ciuraru, The New York Times"

"The Owl Who Liked Sitting on Caesar" is pure joy. Martin Windrow shows us the essence of a wild animal in a story as informative as a scientific paper on the species "Strix aluco," but much more fun to read. Owls are among the world's most interesting creatures, and to see one up close and in detail as we do here is a valuable experience that will appeal to readers of every kind. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of A Million Years with You: A Memoir of Life Observed"

"Anyone who thinks the bond between man and dog or cat is the supreme human-house pet attachment will have to reconsider after reading Martin Windrow's touching account of the bird who changed his life, a possessive and characterful tawny owl named Mumble who was his domestic companion for 15 action-packed years . . . [The Owl Who Liked Sitting on Caesar is] a memoir of his friendship with this singular creature, interwoven with a natural history of her species and a close, not to say obsessive, description of her traits . . . [It] is all the more affecting because of its gruff understatement." --Liesl Schillinger, The New York Times Book Review

"Unlikely books are often very endearing--this is one such book. An utterly charming work, perhaps best read at night when there are owls about." --Alexander McCall Smith, author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series

"With a keen eye for the telling detail, Windrow has written an informative, tender and, yes, wise memoir on the blessed ties that bind people and their pets--one that should find a permanent perch on your shelf." --Jay Strafford, Richmond Times-Dispatch

"Funny, touching and divertingly novel . . . [Windrow] has produced an homage to both a creature and its species that is almost Leonardo-like in its precision and spirit of curiosity. The result is nothing less than a small masterpiece of animal literature . . . [A] perfect book." --Ben Downing, The Wall Street Journal

"Charming . . . Mr. Windrow's owl fascination knows no bounds. " --Carmela Ciuraru, The New York Times

"The Owl Who Liked Sitting on Caesar is pure joy. Martin Windrow shows us the essence of a wild animal in a story as informative as a scientific paper on the species Strix aluco, but much more fun to read. Owls are among the world's most interesting creatures, and to see one up close and in detail as we do here is a valuable experience that will appeal to readers of every kind." --Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of A Million Years with You: A Memoir of Life Observed