Alfie & me : what owls know, what humans believe / Carl Safina.
A moving account of raising, then freeing, an orphaned screech owl, whose lasting friendship with the author illuminates humanity's relationship with the world. 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 132406546X
- ISBN: 9781324065463
- Physical Description: xv, 361 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-342) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Prologue -- 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.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Moss Memorial Library | 598.97 SAF (Text) | 80605003691002 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
