num_pages: 96
description: A splendid and luminous celebration of one of natures most perfect and mysterious creaturesthe hawkfrom the New York Times bestselling author of the astoundingly beautiful (NPR) The Soul of an Octopus .When Sy Montgomery went to spend a day at falconer Nancy Cowans farm home to a dozen magnificent birds of prey it was the start of a deep love affair. Nancy allowed her to work with Jazz a feisty four-year-old female Harriss hawk with a wingspan of more than four feet. Not a pet Jazz was a fierce predator with talons that could pierce skin and bone and yet she was willing to work with a human to hunt. From the first moment Jazz swept down from a tree and landed on Sys leather gloved fist Sy fell under the hawks magnetic spell.Over the next few years Sy spent more time with these magnificent creatures getting to know their extraordinary abilities and instincts. They are deeply emotional animals quick to show anger and frustration and can hold a grudge for years. But they are also loyal and intensely aware of their surroundings. In this mesmerizing account featuring sixteen pages of gorgeous color photographs Sy passionately and vividly reveals the wonderous world of hawks and what they can teach us about nature life and love.
language: English
title: The Hawk's Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty
publisher: Atria Books