Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds (P.S.)

A wonderful, amazing book, originally recommended by the author of another book on Ravens - Chris, the Raven Master at the Tower of London. If you love bird-watching and want to know why our feathered companions behave the way they do, this book tells you some of the answers with huge love and respect for animals that Heinrich has studied for decades. Strangely, the book helps you to understand human behaviour too. His discovery of the symbiotic link between Ravens and Wolves or surrogate wolves (dogs, bears and humans) is a fabulous piece of research. Everything is connected, and as a conservationist, it gives me great hope that we can re-educate people to open their eyes and start acknowledging these connections, instead of micro-managing a planet we hardly know. The world is a much more delicately interconnected and deeply interwoven place than we can see at a glance. It's time we all stopped and stared more.

I first bought a copy of this in paperback a few years ago, but I lent it to a friend last year. As it doesn't look like there's any danger of it being returned soon, I treated myself to the hardback as, having recently started spending some time working with a young raven, I fancy giving it another read.This is packed with facts, research and studies on ravens. Despite being a university professor and having published many scientific papers, Mind of the Raven is an accessible and enjoyable read for the more intellectually-challenged among us (i.e. me). I learned a lot about ravens and gained a much deeper understanding of their behaviour and love for the mysterious raven from this book.A fascinating book about fascinating birds.

If you enjoy nature and animal behaviour or find it even mildly interesting - this is probably for you.I only read this having after read 'Why We Run' by Bernd Heinrich.He seems to make everything captivating by talking about science, being descriptive and unsolves puzzles as the book goes on. It's like you're almost him and experiencing what he has done first hand.Bernd is an interesting man himself, far from average and that results in interesting unique reads.Would recommend him as an author despite reading only 2 of his books.Will most likely read some more from him.

Bought as a gift... Until I unwrapped it and read a few sentences to see if the gift I'd gotten was a good one. Two chapters later, which I burned through just standing in the middle of the room, completely oblivious to my surroundings. Instead of bringing the sunscreen like I was supposed to, I went back outside and gave it to my partner (several weeks before her actual birthday) because I was so ridiculously excited for her to read it.

The book of all books by Bernd Heinrich and the condition and price to match the book "What a Bargain" from Powellsbookstore. USA.

I found it hard going at times but an informative book.

If you like ravens, don't waste your time to hesitate, just take and read it!A little bid academic, but his style of writing is funny and interestiog enough to read through if you are not an academicperson.

Fascinating detail about birds's minds by a dedicated specialist. `Rather poor illustrations; they seem to be copies of copies of copies and the black birds merge into the backgrounds, losing a lot of detail,

She enjoyed receiving this gift.

livre anglophone broché à couverture cartonnée souple moyen format ancien (1999) consacré à l'intelligence du corbeau;après une courte introduction, l'auteur, Bernd Heinrich, professeur de biologie américain mais aussi passionné d'oiseaux a adopté et vécu avec des grands corbeaux (Corvus corax) et nous livre ses observations dans 29 chapitres d'un texte clair très peu illustré (quelques gravures et photos n&b)01: devenir un père-corbeau (11 pages)02: une expérimentation de terrain (19 pages)03: des corbeaux dans la famille (18 pages)04: pots pour bébés (15 pages)05: éducation (9 pages)06: destin d'un jeune corbeau (9 pages)07: mettre en place un territoire (10 pages)08: pistage et capture de corbeau (15 pages)09: partenariats et réseaux sociaux (14 pages)10: partage et coopération dans le couple (6 pages)11: chasse et nourrissage (9 pages)12: adoption (9 pages)13: discrimination sensorielle (8 pages)14: reconnaissance individuelle (17 pages)15: voisins dangereux (11 pages)16: communication vocale (15 pages)17: prestige chez les corbeaux (10 pages)18: frayeurs de corbeau (10 pages)19: des corbeaux et des loups à Yellowstone (10 pages)20: de l'oiseau-loup à l'homme-corbeau (9 pages)21: Tulugaq (10 pages)22: cachettes, pillages et subterfuges (14 pages)23: moralité, tolérance et coopération (11 pages)24: le jeu selon les corbeaux (15 pages)25: actes délibérés? (17 pages)26: Tests de QI pour corbeaux (13 pages)27: cerveaux et volume cérébral (7 pages)28: conscience et émotions chez les corbeaux (9 pages)29: retour à la nature (10 pages)cet ouvrage absolument passionnant enthousiasmera tous les amateurs d'oiseaux et d'animaux en remmettant en cause bien des certitudes sur la supériorité de l'homme; si vous avez trouvé ce commentaire utile merci de cliquer ci-dessous:

"I have lived and breathed ravens since a date I will remember: October 28, 1984. On the afternoon of that day, I was drawn to the commotion of a group of ravens at a moose carcass."These first two sentences of the book set the tone. From this moment on, Heinrich begins to take the reader on a journey of observation and discovery. It is evident throughout the book that Heinrich is fascinated with the behavior of ravens. I could sense his enthusiasm as I continued reading chapter by chapter.Heinrich, a well-known and well-respected biologist, does a superb job of weaving his personal experiences with his captive ravens, observations of wild ravens, and outside research together into a very interesting story. What I like most about this book and really about Heinrich as an author is the fact that he does what all good scientists should do. He uses keen observation skills, asks questions, and then tries to figure out the answers.We could all benefit from sharpening our observation skills. While I do not have many ravens where I live, I see crows all the time. I find that I often take them for granted instead of practicing the skills that Heinrich has mastered. Some of the questions Heinrich raises throughout the book include the following:1. Has the capacity of curiosity allowed the corvids to flourish and diversify? p. 382. Do ravens cooperate with or form symbiotic relationships with hunters? p. 453. Do ravens recognize the difference between their own eggs and foreign eggs? p. 1544. In Yellowstone National Park, are ravens dependent on wolves to overcome their shyness of a large food supply? p. 235Even though one question may lead to more questions, he does not stop asking. Near the conclusion, Heinrich writes, "Throughout my studies, the goal has been to understand the birds' life in their natural environment, which provides context to almost everything about them." Read this book, and you will be inspired to observe organisms in their natural environment.

Me ha parecido bastante entretenido de leer y aporta algunos datos sobre la inteligencia de las aves que me han resultado bastante interesantes. Lo recomiendo.

Author demonstrates Ravens are conscious, intelligent beings with individual personalities. Different than humans, but evolved in ways symbiotic to us. Definitely worth reading!