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Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds
by Bernd Heinrich
I was skeptical about how much I would enjoy this book, having recently read another of [a:Bernd Heinrich|3350977|Bernd Heinrich|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1303824616p2/3350977.jpg]'s books, [b:Winter World: The Ingenuity of Animal Survival|254705|Winter World The Ingenuity of Animal Survival|Bernd Heinrich|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442282009l/254705._SY75_.jpg|246838] which I rated 2 stars. The writing in Winter World was very slow, and inundated with unnecessary jargon that bogged down the flow. I had already agreed to read Heinrich's Mind of the Raven for a buddy read, and corvids fascinate the heck out of me; so I gave Heinrich a second chance.
Mind of the Raven flowed easily like a narrative, in comparison to Winter World, so I found that it was easier for me to become engaged in the story. It is clear that Heinrich has a real passion for studying ravens, and maybe that is why his writing style in this book seemed much more effortless. He wasn't forcing anything to fit his chapters, it just naturally unfurled as he described his theories and ways he tested them on the nestlings he raised over the years.
If you're intrigued by ravens and their behaviors then I would recommend this book to you. Heinrich describes some fascinating observations, and I could clearly picture the scenes as he detailed them. All in all, I enjoyed the book. There wasn't anything truly extraordinary that stood out to me that I'm running to tell my friends about, but it was still captivating.
Mind of the Raven flowed easily like a narrative, in comparison to Winter World, so I found that it was easier for me to become engaged in the story. It is clear that Heinrich has a real passion for studying ravens, and maybe that is why his writing style in this book seemed much more effortless. He wasn't forcing anything to fit his chapters, it just naturally unfurled as he described his theories and ways he tested them on the nestlings he raised over the years.
If you're intrigued by ravens and their behaviors then I would recommend this book to you. Heinrich describes some fascinating observations, and I could clearly picture the scenes as he detailed them. All in all, I enjoyed the book. There wasn't anything truly extraordinary that stood out to me that I'm running to tell my friends about, but it was still captivating.