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Corvus Esther Woolfson

Corvus von Esther Woolfson

Corvus Esther Woolfson


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Zusammenfassung

Esther Woolfson has been fascinated by corvids, since her daughter rescued a fledgling rook sixteen years ago. That rook - named Chicken - has lived with the family ever since. This book presents an account of her experiences, which gives insights into the closeness human beings can achieve with wild creatures.

Corvus Zusammenfassung

Corvus: A Life with Birds Esther Woolfson

Esther Woolfson has been fascinated by corvids, the bird group that includes crows, rooks, magpies and ravens, since her daughter rescued a fledgling rook sixteen years ago. That rook - named Chicken - has lived with the family ever since. Other birds have also taken their place in the household - a magpie, starling, parrot and the inhabitants of an outdoor dovehouse. But above all, it has been the corvids (a talking magpie named Spike, Chicken the rook, and, recently, a baby crow named Ziki) that she has formed the closest attachments with, amazed by their intelligence, personality and capacity for affection.Living with birds has allowed Woolfson to learn aspects of bird behaviour which would otherwise have been impossible to know - the way they happily become part of the structure of a family, how they communicate, their astonishing empathy. We hear about Chicken's fears and foibles: her hatred of computers and other machines and her love of sitting on Woolfson's knee in the evening and having her neck scratched; the birds' elaborate bathing rituals, springtime broodiness, and tendency to cache food in the most unlikely places. Woolfson tells the darker story of way corvids have always been objects of superstition and persecution; and with the lightest of touches, she weaves in the science of bird intelligence, evolution, song and flight throughout. Her account of her experiences is funny, touching and beautifully written, and gives fascinating insights into the closeness human beings can achieve with wild creatures.

Über Esther Woolfson

Esther Woolfson was brought up in Glasgow and studied Chinese at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Edinburgh University. Her acclaimed short stories have appeared in many anthologies and have been read on Radio 4. She has won prizes both for them and for nature writing. She has been the recipient of a Scottish Arts Council Travel Grant and a Writer's Bursary. She lives in Aberdeen.

Zusätzliche Informationen

GOR001190999
9781847080295
1847080294
Corvus: A Life with Birds Esther Woolfson
Gebraucht - Sehr Gut
Gebundene Ausgabe
Granta Books
20080804
288
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