That is not a snake that the adult burrowing owl is feeding to its chick. It's a caterpillar - which goes to show just how small they are. They are also much more relaxed around humans than other species of owls. They will happily colonize areas like airports and golf courses and have even been known to nest in larger gardens.
Many Cargoes was the W.W. Jacobs first collection of short stories in 1896. In 1897, The Skipper's Wooing was written and in 1898 Jacobs wrote another collection of stories, Sea Urchins. By 1899 Jacobs was confident enough to resign from the civil service to devote his full time to writing.
This week on Oxford Club Radio, Marc talks with Andy Snyder. Heâs the founder of Manward Press, a publishing company focused on self-sufficiency and skills for the modern man. In the clip below, they discuss the background and purpose of the new publisher. Snyder first got the idea for a âmodern manâ-focused publishing company during his time in Alaska.