| Red-Tails in Love: Pale Male's Story--A True Wildlife Drama in Central Park Contributor(s): Winn, Marie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679758461 ISBN-13: 9780679758464 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: Updated Edition--Ten Years Later The scene of this enchanting (and true) story is the Ramble, an unknown wilderness deep in the heart of New York's fabled Central Park. There an odd and amiable band of nature lovers devote themselves to observing and protecting the park's rich wildlife. When a pair of red-tailed hawks builds a nest atop a Fifth Avenue apartment house across the street from the model-boat pond, Marie Winn and her fellow "Regulars" are soon transformed into obsessed hawkwatchers. The hilarious and occasionally heartbreaking saga of Pale Male and his mate as they struggle to raise a family in their unprecedented nest site, and the affectionate portrait of the humans who fall under their spell will delight and inspire readers for years to come. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Birdwatching Guides - Nature | Essays - Nature | Animals - Birds |
| Dewey: 598.072 |
| LCCN: 2006272708 |
| Series: Vintage Departures |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.85 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Geographic Orientation - New York |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Updated Edition--Ten Years Later The scene of this enchanting (and true) story is the Ramble, an unknown wilderness deep in the heart of New York's fabled Central Park. There an odd and amiable band of nature lovers devote themselves to observing and protecting the park's rich wildlife. When a pair of red-tailed hawks builds a nest atop a Fifth Avenue apartment house across the street from the model-boat pond, Marie Winn and her fellow "Regulars" are soon transformed into obsessed hawkwatchers. The hilarious and occasionally heartbreaking saga of Pale Male and his mate as they struggle to raise a family in their unprecedented nest site, and the affectionate portrait of the humans who fall under their spell will delight and inspire readers for years to come. |