Alfie and Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe

When ecologist Carl Safina and his wife, Patricia, took in a near-death baby owl, they expected that, like other wild orphans theyd rescued, shed be a temporary presence. But Alfies feathers were not growing correctly, requiring prolonged care. And soon Carl and Patricia began to realise that the healing was mutual.

Alfie & Me is the story of the remarkable impact this little owl would have on their lives. The continuing bond of trust following her freedomand her raising of her own wild brooddrew Carl and Patricia across the boundary into Alfies world, allowing them a view of existence from Alfies perspective. Interwoven with Safinas reflections on humankinds relationship with the living world across cultures and throughout history, Alfie & Me is a work of profound beauties and magical timing harboured within one upended year.