Ghost of the Forest: The Great Gray Owl

By Michael S. Quinton

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873584678
• ISBN13: 9780873584678
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Northland Publishing
• Length: 99 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.

Customer Reviews

An excellent book

The great gray owl is a bird that most birders yearn to add to their life-list as it is somewhat elusive due to its northern range and habits. But every so often, the species has to contend with a sharp decline in its favoured pray and is forced to expand its range southward. The winter of 2004-2005 is one of those rare occurences, and for the first time in several decades great grays are being regularly spotted by local birders. For people such as myself who are not that familiar with the species, Ghost of the Forest is an excellent book from which to learn more about this fascinating species. The author and photographer, Michael S. Quinton, spent several years in Yellowstone National Park and Island Park photographing the great gray in all aspects of its lifecycle. In the end, his persistance (which, he admits, sometimes caused him to foresake what "little common sense" he had left [p. 81]) was rewarded with a number of striking photographs that capture the unique character of North America's largest species of owl. One cannot help but have a greater appreciation for the great gray after reading this book.