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Timely Take-aways for Life-long Learning: Bird Species
From eagles and hawks to pelicans and owls, several new works of nonfiction for adults examine the lives of specific bird species. Along the way, they discuss the importance of conservation and strategies being use to save these beloved species.

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The Hawk’s Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty
Sy Montgomery, 2022, Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster
Themes: Nature, Animals, Birds, Hawk
Combining anecdotes from his personal experiences with hawks with fascinating insights into their life and behavior, Montgomery celebrates this magnificent predator through an engaging narrative and sixteen pages of color photographs.
Take-aways: Teachers will find useful examples about falconry and raptor behavior to weave into the life science curriculum.

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Interesting & educational but the reader annoys me. Apparently the author reads the book so I guess the voice of the book also bothers me ( )

Interesting & educational but the reader annoys me. Apparently the author reads the book so I guess the voice of the book also bothers me ( )

A wonderfully short book with beautiful photos of birds of prey and an uncomfortable discussion about falconry which is a sport not for the faint of heart. It's also beautifully written and expresses how as the falconer you are always second to the hawk, perhaps they will accept you to work with them, but you are never training them, never master of them, but always subservient. To work with a hawk is to encounter agape, true unconditional love of giving to another and not necessarily receiving anything in return. ( )