so-soInformative, fair and measured in reporting, but overall sad in tone. Hammer does a decent job of presenting Lendrum's crimes within the broader context of the demand and attraction of theft and smuggling of rare/endangered/illegal bird's eggs, within Lendrum's own life which encompasses both some unfortunate circumstances, but mostly unfortunate choices,1/?
Okay, but I love that. 🐣🥚🧺🐇💚💜🩷
When you‘re waiting for the storm to pass but you don‘t mind because you brought your book!!!
#NeverLeaveHomeWithoutOne #AlwaysBePrepared
It‘s #jolabokaflod Day! Thank you so much Mikala. Book is perfect and the Cadbury‘s 😋 Such a nice idea. Thanks for organizing Chelle. To both, may sweet content be yours.
pickA beautifully written book, full of one man‘s journal entries narrating his obsessive search for, and observations of, wintering peregrines in the marshy fenland of eastern England. Baker‘s keen eye teaches us patience and discernment, where we slowly learn to pick apart the beautiful patterns that underlie every wildlife scene: an activity so meditative and captivating, its hard to wrench yourself away as dusk falls at the end of each entry.
pick3⭐️ I love J.A. Baker‘s writing here.. his detailed observations and the landscape descriptions are lyrical, coming from someone who was obsessed with the peregrine. He followed the bird from Oct to Apr for 10 years that he and the bird became one thing. The journal entries are repetitive, and it requires perseverance to finish the book. As a friend of mine said, 5⭐️ for the writing, 1⭐️ for the reading experience 🪶
Breakfast with this fantastic book
It's obviously an area that needs improvement, because the crimes are still happening, with the resulting death the endangerment and death of living creatures for at least partially a monetary gain alongside possible thrill-seeking and compulsive motives, 4d
The author quotes those who remark on the fact that Lendrum's skills could have been incredibly useful in science or conservation, and it seems tragic that Lendrum never found a successful rehabilitative path in that 4d
I'm glad that McWilliams' team exists, but he definitely feels like a somewhat sidelined force for good, rather than a true narrative foil. The amount that prosecuted bird collectors kept in touch with him post-arrest further underlines that some form of mandatory rehabilitation involving community outreach 4d
This is as close to true crime as I want to wander in non-fiction, and as even-keeled (versus a possibly more salacious accounting of events) as it was, it pretty much validates my opinion that such stories are major bummers and involve delving into real people's personal lives in a manner that makes me uncomfortable.
⚠️animal abuse, animal death 4d