Leigh Calvez

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Leigh Calvez has worked with animals all of her life - as a scientist, naturalist and nature writer.  She served as research director on various projects at the Ocean Mammal Institute and has worked on whale watch boats in the U.S., New Zealand, British Columbia, and the Azores Islands.  Calvez finds the time to write in her spare time.  She is the author of Whale Watching on the West Coast (2013) and The Hidden Lives of Owls: The Science and Spirit of Nature's Most Elusive Birds (2016).  Her book on owls takes readers on adventures into the world of owl-watching, avian science, and the deep forest at night. Calvez makes the science entertaining and accessible while exploring questions about the human-animal connection, habitat, owl calls, social behavior, and mythology.  Fellow animal writer Sy Montgomery comments "You’ll love going owling with superb naturalist and writer Leigh Calvez. Like the birds themselves, The Hidden Lives of Owls is filled with drama, mystery, and surprise. You’ll come away from this riveting book blessed with owl wisdom that will enlarge your world forever.”
Leigh Calvez
Leigh Calvez