Alfie and Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe

Alfie and Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe

A moving account of raising, then freeing, an orphaned owl, whose lasting friendship with the author illuminates humanity’s relationship with the world.
When ecologist Carl Safina and his wife, Patrici…

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