Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness [Paperback]

Lyanda Lynn Haupt's sublime tribute to the crow and an invitation to engage with the wildlife in our midst.

There are more crows now than ever. Their abundance is both an indicator of ecological imbalance and a generous opportunity to connect with the animal world.

Crow Planetreminds us that we do not need to head to faraway places to encounter nature. Rather, even in the suburbs and cities where we live we are surrounded by wild life such as crows, and through observing them we can enhance our appreciation of the world's natural order.

Crow Planet richly weaves Haupt's own crow stories as well as scientific and scholarly research and the history and mythology of crows, culminating in a book that is sure to make readers see the world around them in a very different way.Lyanda Lynn Haupt has created and directed educational programs for Seattle Audubon, worked in raptor rehabilitation inVermont, and as a seabird researcher for the Fish and Wildlife Service in the remote tropical Pacific. She is the author ofPilgrim on the Great Bird ContinentandRare Encounters with Ordinary Birds(winner of the 2002 Washington State Book Award). Her writing has appeared inImage,Open Spaces,Wild Earth,Conservation Biology Journal,Birdwatcher's Digest, and thePrairie Naturalist. Winner of the 2010 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award, she lives inWest Seattlewith her husband and daughter. A completely charming and informative book on the pleasures of keeping one's eyes open. David Sedaris In a lyrical narrative that blends science and conscience, Haupt mourns the encroachments of urbanization, but cherishes the wildness that survives. Liesl Schillinger,New York Times With her sensitivity, careful eye and gift for language, Haupt tells lSk