Forest Park Owls: Naturalist Mark H.X. Glenshaw on Charles the owl and Upcoming Library Programs

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Award-winning naturalist Mark H. X. Glenshaw joins Our Daily Show to discuss the great horned owls he has observed in St. Louis’ Forest Park since 2005, including Charles, a male owl he has followed for two decades. He talks about owl behavior, his nighttime Owl Prowl tours, and how people can study and share nature without formal training.

Glenshaw also previews two Madison County library programs: “Forest Park Owls: Hunting and Feeding” at Hayner Library in Alton on November 14, and “Forest Park Owls: Hiding in Plain Sight” at Bethalto Public Library on November 21. The conversation covers what the owls hunt, the animals’ year-round presence across the Americas, and how his photographs and videos bring the individual birds’ stories into the presentations.