Contents

1 The Way of the Owl

2 To That Which You Tame, You Owe Your Life

3 Owl Infancy

4 Barn Owl Toddler: Love Me, Love My Owl

5 Flying Lessons

6 Attack Kitten on Wings

7 Love to Eat Them Mousies

8 Understanding Each Other: Sound and Body Language

9 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

10 A Day in the Life of a Biologist

11 Owls Are Not Waterbirds

12 Deep Bonds

13 The Sex Tapes

14 Fifteen Years of Trust

15 Twilight: He Whom I Tamed Saves My Life

16 The End

17 After

Acknowledgments