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Owls are both the most accessible and elusive of birds. Every child can recognize one, but you\u2019ll be lucky to spot an owl in a tree, even if you\u2019re looking straight at it.\xa0Besides their camouflage and silent flight, these mostly nocturnal birds, with their amazing vision and hearing, are most at home in the dead of night, a time humans find alien and scary.\xa0Ecologist Carl Safina got to know an injured baby screech owl well. Their relationship saved the owl\u2019s life and gave Safina insider\u2019s wisdom about these aerial hunters of the night.\nGuests:\nCarl Safina\xa0\u2013 ecologist at Stony Brook University, head of the non-profit Safina Center, and author of \u201cAlfie & Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe\u201d\nTom Damiami\xa0\u2013 natural resources interpreter, singer on Long Island, NY and leader of the\xa0Shelter Island Owl Prowl\nGordy Slack\xa0\u2013 science writer, former senior editor of California Wild, the science and natural history magazine published by the California Academy of Sciences\nFeaturing music by\xa0Dewey Dellay\xa0and\xa0Jun Miyake\nBig Picture Science is part of the\xa0Airwave Media\xa0podcast network.\xa0Please contact\xa0advertising@airwavemedia.com\xa0to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science.\nYou can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on\xa0Patreon. Thanks for your support!\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices