Marcy Cottrell Houle spent four and a half months atop a mountian peak watching a family of highly endangered wild peregrine falcons. Their survival in the face of an unforgiving Mother Nature, an ever expanding human sprawl, and the local townspeople's hostility makes dramatic and moving reading--certain to become a classic of fine nature writing.
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From Publishers Weekly
Houle won the Oregon Award for this engaging story of conflicting environmental and economic issues surrounding the endangered peregrine falcons she observed in Colorado's San Juan National Forest.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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A college-trained biologist, Houle spent four summers living on a beautiful Colorado mountain--an Anasazi Indian site-- and studying a family of endangered peregrine falcons. While her notes on the family life of these magnificent birds are authoritative and interesting, Houle also recounts the human story of the hostility, danger, sexism, misunderstanding, acceptance, and, ultimately, love that she encountered from the local people. Because commercial development of the nest area had been halted due to the Endangered Species Act, there had been acute tension between Houle, living alone in primitive conditions, and most of the townspeople. In the end she won many converts. Her book is well crafted and compelling, a dramatization of the classic conflict between the legitimate interests of conservationists and developers. Highly recommended on several levels, as science, sociology, or a story.
- Henry T. Armistead, Thomas Jefferson Univ. Lib., Philadelphia
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Henry T. Armistead, Thomas Jefferson Univ. Lib., Philadelphia
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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If you are a fan of Peregrine Falcons - this is a MUST-read. Excellent; written by a wildlife biologist - her observations of the Falcon on Chimney Rock in Colorado. One of my favorites and a permanent resident in my library - I've read it twice, so far.
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What an amazing book! The author writes a fabulous novel filled with wonderful messages and insights. I absolutely love her writing style and the topics she writes about. I definitely recommend reading her other books because they are just as wonderful. Additionlly, I have actually met Mrs. Houle in person and she is an amazing, warm woman. (Wings for My Flight is still in print by Pruett Publishers.)
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Heartwarming story about Peregrine Falcons,
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Heartwarming story about conservation of the majestic peregrine falcon. Witty, funny, and tragic. A great quick read.
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