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Alfie and Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe

By (author) Carl Safina

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When ecologist Carl Safina and his wife, Patricia, took in a near-death baby owl, they expected that, like other wild orphans theyâ€™d rescued, sheâ€™d be a temporary presence. But Alfieâ€™s feathers were not growing correctly, requiring prolonged care. As Alfie grew and gained strength, she became a part of the family, joining a menagerie of dogs and chickens and making a home for herself in the backyard. Carl and Patricia began to realise that the healing was mutual; Alfie had been braided into their world and was now pulling them into hers. Alfie & Me is the story of the remarkable impact this little owl would have on their lives. The continuing bond of trust following her freedomâ€”and her raising of her own wild broodâ€”coincided with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a year in which Carl and Patricia were forced to spend time at home without the normal obligations of work and travel. Witnessing all the fine details of their feathered friendâ€™s life offered Carl and Patricia a view of existence from Alfieâ€™s perspective. One can travel the world and go nowhere; one can be stuck keeping the faith at home and discover a new world. Safinaâ€™s relationship with an owl made him want to better understand how people have viewed humanityâ€™s relationship with nature across cultures and throughout history. Interwoven with Safinaâ€™s keen observations, insight and reflections, Alfie & Me is a work of profound beauties and magical timing harboured within one upended year.

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