![]() ![]() ![]() “I never thought I’d see a goshawk nest at this level,” she says excitedly, peering through binoculars. We see Macdonald climb a tree 50 feet high for a literal bird’s-eye view of the wild goshawk nest in the forest. ![]() It charts her progress: from watching goshawks during breeding season on monitors at the aviary where Lupin was born taking the first steps to tame the hawk by gaining her trust patiently waiting for the bird to come to her hand to retrieve food and training Lupin to fly to her gloved hand across a field while still secured by a long line of braided cotton. The first-person account follows Macdonald’s emotional and intimate journey as she adopts a young goshawk named Lupin and attempts to raise it as her own. ![]()
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