When Sy Montgomery went to spend a day at falconer Nancy Cowan's farm, home to a dozen magnificent birds of prey, it was the start of a deep love affair. In this account, Sy reveals the world of hawks and what they can teach us about nature, life, and love.
What The Reviewers Say
Rebecca Foster,
Shelf Awareness
... radiant.
Steve Donoghue,
The Christian Science Monitor
Montgomery, whose 2010 book The Soul of an Octopus made her a favorite of animal-book readers, turns her formidable descriptive passion to hawks, and to the world of falconry.
Dave Pugl,
Library Journal
Montgomery honors the hawk and other birds of prey in this engrossing work.
Donna Seaman,
Booklist
... a succinct, intimate, and captivating chronicle graced with color photographs.