Wild Within: How Rescuing Owls Inspired a Family
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (600 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0762796804 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
When he invites her to accompany him on a drive to Portland to retrieve six hundred pounds of frozen rats and a fledgling barred owl, sparks fly!Their courtship blossoms in a raptor rehabilitation center where wounded owls, eagles, falcons, and other iconic birds of prey take refuge and become ambassadors for their species. Initially, Melissa volunteers here in order to “sink her talons” into her new love interest, but soon she falls hopelessly in love with her fine feathered charges: Archimedes, a gorgeous snowy owl; Lorax, a serene great-horned owl; and Bodhi, a baby barred with a permanently injured wing. Melissa Hart, a desperately lonely young di
She teaches feature and travel writing at the University of Oregon. She lives in Eugene, Oregon, with her husband and their daughter.. Melissa Hart is a nature and travel writer and the author of Gringa: A Contradictory Girlhood
(Women's Adventure)An upbeat and honest memoir of finding a soul mate and a child through aegis of hawks and owls. "Animals, by their very nature, transform our lives in the most unexpected ways. Wild Within is a magical journey through those astounding life changes. It takes you into the rarefied world of raptor rescue, and from there into the profound realities of adoption--weaving the two worlds together to powerful effect. The glow of this journey will stay with you for a long time. Do not miss out on this rare gem!"--Stacey
Memoir and lots of bird information - great find Live Outside 4.5 starsThey continue to amaze me. It’s their finesse and their subtle ways that attract my attention as they soar so freely without restraints and then they sit and just stare as if pondering life’s great mysteries, they are truly amazing creatures. Melissa has captured their essence in her biography to such an extent that her ow. Janet Buttenwieser said An adoption story like no other. "Wild Within" is Melissa Hart's compelling, artfully crafted memoir about adoption, owl training, and the surprising paths we sometimes take in life. Newly divorced and unhappy in her Eugene, Oregon home, Melissa's life takes a left turn when she meets Jonathan one day at the dog park. They begin a relationship. Like Jonathan, Melissa begins v. Great story Nashvilleash This book is about Melissa's journey after suffering a very bad divorce. She claims to not be a dog person, but keeps her ex-husband's two dogs. Melissa is also very positive that she does not want any kids. She meets a photographer named Johnathon at a dog park. Johnathon volunteers at a raptor rehab center. He invites her to join him and she