Mind of the Raven by Bernd Heinrich6/8/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “Heinrich brings alive the romance of field research.A splendid book. “A compelling exploration of the nature of consciousness with an unremittingly delicious jaunt in the woods. “Bernd Heinrich is one of the finest living examples of that strange hybrid: the science writer.” - Los Angeles Times Book Review “Heinrich has a rare ability to embed dense scientific explications within graceful, lightfooted nature writing.” - David Quammen, New York Times Book Review “An amazing book.a scientist and naturalist of the first rank.a nature writer of uncommon talent.” - Edward O. ![]() as Mind of the Raven illustrates, a nature writer of uncommon talent.”- Edward O. is a scientist and naturalist of the first rank. Heinrich has documented a level of intelligence and social sophistication rarely even dreamed to exist in birds. At the heart of this book are Heinrich’s love and respect for these complex and engaging creatures, and through his keen observation and analysis, students become their intimates, too. Heinrich involves us in his quest to get inside the mind of the raven. At the heart of this book are Heinrichs love and respect for these complex and engaging. In considering the appeal of the raven, Bernd Heinrich suspects that a meeting of the minds might reside in that hunting trinity. Heinrich involves us in his quest to get inside the mind of the raven. The trinity of wolf, man, and raven in the hunt is an ancient one. As scavengers, ravens were associated with hunters they found in the north: wolves and later men. Ravens, like early humans, are scavengers on the kills of great carnivores. Throughout history there has existed an extraordinary relationship between humans and ravens. ![]()
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