Red-tails in Love: A Wildlife Drama in Central Park
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (666 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0747542031 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 331 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A pair of hawks do what generations of politicans have never accomplished: bringing all the cultures of New York City together! Great book! Having lived and worked in New York City for over 60 years, I experienced this story first hand in real-time via theoccasional local newspaper and TV reporting.This book did a fabulous job of filling in the fascinating background to the life of Red Tails in Manhattan.But, it also did a gre. GREAT BOOK, does have sad parts tho very good read but sad in places. Marie Winn Makes Bird-Watching Irresistible. "Red-Tails In Love" is more than a story of migrant red-tail hawks raising a family in the middle of Manhattan. It's the most inspiring piece of writing about birding that I've ever read. This book would entice anyone to break out the binoculars and head outdoors to meet the avian neighbors. Author Ma
Among her objects of study were a pair of increasingly uncommon wood thrushes who set up their nest in the park's Ramble, treating city dwellers to their "penetrating, flutelike, heart-stoppingly beautiful song: Ee-oh-lee, ee-oh-loo-ee-lee, ee-lay-loo," and a pair of red-tail hawks who courted, mated, and produced offspring, thus quickening the spirits of Manhattanites. In this delightful account, Winn tells of birding in Central Park with an unlikely band of fellow enthusiasts (including Mary Tyler Moore and Woody Allen). The literature of bird watching is full of memoirs set in out-of-the-way, rural locales, but few are set in the heart of big cities such as New York, where Wall Street Journal ornithology
As they watch Pale Male, a remarkable young red-tailed hawk, woo and win his first mate, they are soon transformed into addicted hawk-watchers. At its heart is the saga of the Fifth Avenue hawks, which begins as a love story and develops into a full-fledged mystery.At the outset of our journey we meet the Regulars, a small band of nature lovers who devote themselves to the park and its wildlife. Red-Tails in Love will delight and inspire readers for years to come.. Marie Winn is our guide into a secret world,