Alfie & Me - What Owls Know, What Humans Believe

When ecologist Carl Safina and his wife, Patricia, took in a near-death baby owl, they expected that, like other wild orphans they'd rescued, she'd be a temporary presence. But Alfie's feathers were not growing correctly, requiring prolonged care. And soon Carl and Patricia began to realise that the healing was mutual.Alfie & Me is the story of the remarkable impact this little owl would have on their lives. The continuing bond of trust following her freedom-and her raising of her own wild brood-drew Carl and Patricia across the boundary into Alfie's world, allowing them a view of existence from Alfie's perspective. Interwoven with Safina's reflections on humankind's relationship with the living world across cultures and throughout history, Alfie & Me is a work of profound beauties and magical timing harboured within one upended year.

Product details

• Authors: Carl Safina
• Publisher: Norton and Co Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2023
• EAN: 9781324065463
• ISBN: 978-1-324-06546-3
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; NATURE / Animals / Birds, PETS / Birds, Memoirs, NATURE / Birdwatching Guides, Wildlife: birds & birdwatching, Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest, Birds, Including Cage Birds, As Pets, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs