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Indlæser... Red-Tails in Love : A Wildlife Drama in Central Park (1998)af Marie Winn
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. A great read - I enjoyed it so much I basically read it in one sitting. An uplifting story about a male hawk and his various mates as they build their nest each year on a ledge of an apartment building near Central Park. These hawks bring together experienced birdwatchers along with others who are drawn in by the unlikely magic of this ritual in such a busy place. The author shares her joys and worries about the hawks as well as other bird sightings and pairings throughout the park. A great read for anyone who loved the natural worls and/or NYC. The interesting and endearing tale of wild raptors surviving and thriving in a most unlikely location, the concrete jungle of New York CIty's famous Fifth Avenue. Yes, the more scientifically-inclined readers out there may find some segments slightly anthropomorphic, but they will undoubtedly appreciate the meticulous wildlife census data amassed by the unusually dedicated birdwatchers of Central Park (many of whom contributed to this book and are just as fascinating as the birds themselves). There's a little bit for just about everybody in Winn's work: poetry, ornithology and zoology info, celebrity encounters, romance, parenting woes, and mystery. A sure fire hit for nature/animal lovers, birdwatchers, parks officials, wildlife rehabilitators, fans of Central Park and Mary Tyler Moore, and just about anyone else with an interest in the outdoors. If you're a tourist planning a trip to Central Park and/or 5th Avenue, I highly recommend reading this before you visit. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
But love among the skyscrapers is a risky proposition. As the great birds of prey - one male, known as Pale Male because of his colouring, and two successive females, First Love and Chocolate - prepared for parenthood, the loyal watchers grew apprehensive ... with good reason, it turned out. The unfolding drama, chronicled by Marie Winn in this enchanting book, was to take some unexpected twists, developing into a magical tale of disappearance and mistaken identity. In telling it, the author draws us spellbound into the adventures not only of the hawks, but also of the park's other wildlife residents - water birds, owls, raccoons, orioles, woodpeckers - and of the birdwatchers, whom we come to know as the Regulars. In a tale as bewitching as Alice's, Central Park is the wonderland; its inhabitants, both human and avian, are the compelling cast of characters in this most charming story of romance, exhilaration, despair and obsession. Ingen biblioteksbeskrivelser fundet. |
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