No scientist had seen a Blakiston’s fish owl so far south in a hundred years. I saw my first Blakiston’s fish owl in the Russian province of Primorye, a coastal talon of land hooking south into the belly of Northeast Asia. Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk, in Kirkus Even on the hottest summer days this book will transport you.”
"A terrifically exciting account of time in the Russian Far East studying Blakiston’s fish owls, huge, shaggy-feathered, yellow-eyed, and elusive birds that hunt fish by wading in icy water. Winner of the Peace Corps Worldwide Special Book AwardĪ Best Book of the Year: NPR, The Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, The Globe and Mail, The BirdBooker Report, Geographical, Open Letter Reviewīest Nature Book of the Year: The Times (London) Wilson Literary Science Writing Award and the Minnesota Book Award for General NonfictionĪ Finalist for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award
Slaght makes you feel like you're part of the expedition, experiencing their disappointments, reveling in their triumphs, and trying to stay upright after the endless obligatory imbibing of vodka to gain the trust of the locals. These massive birds inhabit only the wildest places, feasting on salmon and trading eerie calls across the snow-covered landscape. Slaght makes you feel like you're part of the expedition, experiencing their disappointments, reveling in their triumphs, and trying to stay upright after the endless obligatory imbibing of vodka to gain the trust of theĮxplore the easternmost reaches of the Russian wilderness and join in the hunt for the world's largest (and possibly rarest) owl species, the Blakiston's fish owl. Explore the easternmost reaches of the Russian wilderness and join in the hunt for the world's largest (and possibly rarest) owl species, the Blakiston's fish owl.
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