again off topic, but my kids gave this book for Christmas and I strongly
agree with everything Charlotte says. a really good read.

Chris Kessler
Seattle

On Wed, May 10, 2023 at 5:24 PM <byers345 at comcast.net> wrote:


> Hi Tweeters,

>

> I recently finished a book that I found quite charming: *A

> Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life ande Epic Journey of the World's

> Smartest Birds of Prey* by Jonathan Meiburg. The birds in question are

> caracaras. It starts and ends with the Striated Caracara, which I imagine

> most of us have not seen. But along with talking about caracaras, Meiburg

> also discusses people who have been interested in caracaras over the years,

> like Charles Darwin, William Henry Hudson, an Argentinian-American, who

> lived much of his life in England, many people who have done research on

> caracaras, etc. He also mentions the Crested Caracara that appeared in

> Washington State a few years back. One of my favorite parts of the book

> was a detailed description of a long trip Meiburg took up the Rewa River in

> Guyana to see Red-throated and Black Caracaras.

>

> So my apologies if Ian Paulsen has already reviewed this

> book. I enjoyed it and you might too! Charlotte Byers, Edmonds

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