Callanish

After having read The Wolves of Time and Duncton Wood I stumbled over this book by Horwood.
It's different from both books mentioned before. The story develops around Creggan, a golden eagle, who is captured and brought to London zoo. There he meets Minch, an old golden eagle, who tells him stories of the wild and keeps his hope to get back to freedom up.

The reader feels with Creggan on all steps, from his capture, to his escape and finally his (short) return to the zoo. Horwood is able to give an great insight into the eagle's minds, lets us see some of their lore and stories. Plus, it is all based on some real sites, the Callanish standing stones are not an imaginative place, you can really see them. That gives the book a better, show more deeper insight.

If you like animal stories and eagles, I'd say, give this nice little book a try. It's worth it. show less

This is a book I read several times in my teens. I wonder what I would think of it now as an adult?

Lets see if I can get hold of a copy and I will tell you,but as I remember I found the story very unusual and fascinating. Its true that the birds does have some human traits to make us symphatize with them bur there was also enough otherness about their characters that didnt make you think of them as actual humans.

A rare golden eaglet is captured and taken to a zoo where he befriends other birds of prey.in particular a sorrpwful older female eagle who becomes his friend.

The ending especially is very moving.

A bit sad as it seems the golden eagle no longer exist in Great Brian

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