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Title Statement | Alfie & me: what owls know, what humans believe / Carl Safina. |
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Alternative Title(s) | Alfie and me |
Author | Safina, Carl, 1955- |
Publication | New York: W. W. Norton & Company,2023. |
Edition | First edition. |
Extent of Item | xv, 361 pages |
ISBN | 9781324065463 (hardcover) |
Other Number | pr07237431 |
Contents | Part one. first summers --Down from heaven --Flight delayed --Tilting toward September --Shortening days --Part two. openings --Departures and arrivals --On the loose --Chilling --Suspended winterlude --Part three. bindings --Isn't it romantic --Honeymooners --Full house --Bloomings --Part four. nursery days --Nursery days --On the loose --Down town --Out and about --All together now --Into a new day --Part five. mysterious messengers --Mysterious messengers --What goes around --The fullness of youth --Part six. going, going --Yarders --Countdown, June 28 --Countdown, June 29 --Countdown, June 30 --Going, going --Departures. |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary | "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. As Alfie grew and gained strength, she became a part of the family, joining a menagerie of dogs and chickens and making a home for herself in the backyard. Carl and Patricia began to realize that the healing was mutual; Alfie had been braided into their world, and was now pulling them into hers. 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-coincided with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a year in which Carl and Patricia were forced to spend time at home without the normal obligations of work and travel. Witnessing all the fine details of their feathered friend's life offered Carl and Patricia a view of existence from Alfie's perspective. One can travel the world and go nowhere; one can be stuck keeping the faith at home and discover a new world. Safina's relationship with an owl made him want to better understand how people have viewed humanity's relationship with nature across cultures and throughout history."-- |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Animal rescue |
Human-animal relationships | |
Nature observation | |
Owls | |
Owls--Behavior | |
Screech owls | |
Screech owls--Wounds and injuries | |
Wildlife rescue | |
By Name | Safina, Carl,1955- |