This book is a collection of stories about bird conservation and the experiences of a wildlife biologist (the author Sophie A. H. Osborn) and her experiences working with endangered birds. It focuses on three unique and fascinating species: Peregrine Falcons, Hawaiian Crows, and California Condors.

Osborn provides intimate details about the birds she worked with. As she describes their unique antics, you get a feel for their personalities and can't help but root for each one.

The settings of her work (the Rocky Mountains, the cloud forests of Hawai’i, and the Grand Canyon) are unique and unfamiliar to me. I enjoyed Osborn's descriptions of them and felt that the locations made the narrative even more enjoyable.

Osborn also gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the people who worked to help these endangered birds. Their work is inspiring, and it made me feel that if this could be done with these three species, it could be done with other birds that are in trouble (and there are many).

Osborn warns of the dangers birds currently face and suggests ways to improve the world for all creatures.

I would definitely recommend it to anyone with an interest in birds and bird conservation. But it could also appeal to anyone with an interest in nature, human experience stories, or survival stories.

Thank you Chelsea Green Publishing for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

I've always enjoyed nature non fiction books. And it was interesting to read this book about an endangered birds. I was invested in this woman's work and thought it was great to see how you can try to protect people and how losing the species could do a lot more harm. Sophie A.H. Osborn Has a great writing style, and I appreciate getting to go on this journey with her.