The Urban Owls: How Flaco and Friends Made the City Their Home [Hardcover]

Flaco captured the country’s imagination with his surprising flight toward freedom, but he’s not the first owl to experience the wonders of city life. National Geographic host Christian Cooper shares more about these incredible urban birds and the fame that found them.

Lifelong birder Christian Cooper introduces us to the majestic owls that have made New York City their home. Learn about Flaco, the Eurasian Eagle-Owl that captured all our hearts, Barry the Barred Owl, Geraldine the Great Horned Owl, and Rocky the Saw-whet Owl. 

With robust backmatter that provides more details on owl characteristics, hoots, and conservation, The Urban Owls will help foster love for wildlife in our youngest generation. 

Christian Cooperis the New York Times bestselling author ofBetter Living Through Birding, a science and comics writer and editor, and the host and consulting producer ofExtraordinary Birderon Disney+. One of Marvel’s first openly gay writers and editors, Cooper introduced the first gay male character inStar Trek, in theStarfleet Academyseries, which was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award. He also introduced the first openly lesbian character for Marvel and created and authoredQueer Nation: The Online Gay Comic.Based in New York City, he is on the board of directors for NYC Audubon.

Kristen Adamis an Illustrator and print & pattern designer based in the beautiful city of San Francisco. What inspires her most is finding magic in the seemingly ordinary. When she's not wandering the woods looking for wildflowers, she loves stargazing, reading sci-fi/fantasy novels, and doing tarot card readings.

 “Lavishing attention on details of distinctive patterns and feathers, Adam portrays the birds in magnificent close-ups….A breezy, appealing whoo’s whoo.”Kirkus“Inl3"