A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life of the World's Smartest Birds of Prey

by Jonathan Meiburg

Book Overview

An enthralling account of a modern voyage of discovery as we meet the clever, social birds of prey called caracaras, which puzzled Darwin, fascinate modern-day falconers, and carry secrets of our planet's deep past in their family history.

"Deftly intertwine[s] natural history and human history, with insights and lessons that go far beyond the subject birds."--David Sibley, author of What It's Like to Be a Bird

"Utterly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1101911549
• ISBN13: 9781101911549
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A true jewel

If you ever read Bernd Heinrich, "The Mind of the Raven" and you were fascinated by his style and insights about these very intelligent birds, Jonathan Meiburg's book "A most remarkable Creature" would be next to Heinrich's on my golden bookshelf. Thank you, Jonathan Meiburg, for telling such an exciting story with all its ramifications about a bird I had never heard about. An absolute "must read"for anyone curious a bout birds and how much can go on in their little heads.