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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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I found myself enjoying his experiments with these birds, as well as some of the close relationships he & others developed over time while working with them. We know each of our pets have such different personalities, it was fascinating to see that come out with wild animals as well when you worked with them over time. I also liked the history part of how they operate in the wild, & how that played into human history & into our myths & legends.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Thank you #NaturaLitsy for putting this one on my reading radar. @AllDebooks 9h
TheBookHippie I really liked this book. 8h
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CaitZ
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I love ravens and one of my most mesmerizing experiences was watching them soar over the Grand Canyon. I learned so much from this book, and am even more fascinated by ravens now. Some of his methods did bother me, but I think overall it's an important work. #NaturaLitsy #MarchMadness @AllDebooks @DieAReader @Andrew65 @GHABI4ROSES

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 1d
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TheAromaofBooks
The Healing Woods | Martha Ruth Rebentisch
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Despite my book clearly being written by Martha Reben, Litsy has her last name as Rebentisch. Apparently she changed it somewhere along the line?? Anyway. Martha was diagnosed with tuberculosis (her mother died of the disease) and was sent to various places in the 1920s to try "cures" and eventually ended up in the Adirondacks. After surgery, she was still an invalid, but she decided to take the bold path of hiring a wilderness guide & spending⬇️

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) April-October living in a tent along Weller Pond, which is connected to Saranac Lake. According to Wiki, she did this for a total of six years - this book covers the first two years that she did it, slowly growing stronger, and learning so much about the woods, the lake, and the creatures that live there. Her guide was an elderly man named Mr. Rice (Martha is in her early 20s when the story is set) who is full of woodsy wisdom. This ⬇ 2d
TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) wasn't an exciting book or full of adventure, but it was a gentle and surprisingly engaging memoir that I ended up really enjoying. I think when most of us spend time outside - myself included - we tend to be DOING something, like hiking, but this book reminded me of how much enjoyment can be found just sitting in the woods and watching what happens. I was quite jealous of Martha's outdoorsy life. This book and its sequels (she wrote ⬇ 2d
TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) two more) are out of print and hard to find. My grandparents own this book and one sequel and are the ones who loaned it to me. If you can find a copy, I definitely recommend it. 2d
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TheAromaofBooks PS Martha did recover from tuberculosis and lived to be 58! 2d
psalva Wow! This sounds really great. I‘ll keep my eyes peeled for a copy. 2d
UwannaPublishme Fascinating! 1d
TheAromaofBooks @psalva @UwannaPublishme - I did find this article about the author that was pretty interesting. https://www.saranaclake.com/story/2015/08/martha-reben-staring-down-great-white-... - I'm really interested to read her second volume!! 16h
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Pogue
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Bailedbailed

I gave up on this book. It did not hold my interest. Maybe I need to try a print version.

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Chelsea.Poole
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Another great read for #NaturaLitsy. Though there are no ravens in my neck of the woods, I‘ve been highly interested in both these birds and their close cousin, crows which I‘ve been watching more and more recently. Heinrich is a dedicated researcher and naturalist who reports his findings on ravens he‘s raised since they were hatchlings, in his own home and eventually released them into the woods behind his home in Vermont.

AmyG I just recently learned we have ravens here. Or as I learned….they are huge crows. 2d
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jenniferw88
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#weeklyforecast @Cinfhen

Continue Count & Phoenix
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Cinfhen Interesting titles you added…. 2d
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jlhammar
Wilding | Isabella Tree
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#bookmail part 2

Ready next month‘s #NaturaLitsy and #GoldenAgeCrimeClub! The UK cover of Wilding is beautiful, but stuck with the US edition since I love NYRB. And very much looking forward to my third Marple.

willaful Oooo, that's one of my favorite Christies. (And Teys.) Do you have the complete Moving Finger? The American editions were all abridged but that looks new enough it's probably complete. 3d
jlhammar @willaful Yay! Now I‘m even more excited. It doesn‘t say anything about it being abridged so hopefully it‘s complete. 3d
Megabooks Nice haul!! 3d
batsy Nice haul! I loved the Tey and look forward to revisiting. The Marple is also a good one. The Geraldine McEwan adaptation was also fun; it should hopefully still be available on YT. 3d
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jlhammar
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Ravens are amazing and this book was such a pleasure to read. I looked forward to my few chapters each week. Loved following Heinrich‘s experiments and observations. Includes wonderful photos and drawings throughout.

#NaturaLitsy

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jdiehr
The Marsh Queen | Virginia Hartman
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Mehso-so

My backyard is beginning to feel like a marsh!

This one was okay.

There was potential, but I found the repetition and lack of forward movement frustrating.

There were characters that seemed important at first who ended up being nothing to the story, and I found myself at the halfway point just wanting to finish already.

The positives - Loni had an interesting career at the Smithsonian, and the love story had potential.

Pretty forgettable.

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AllDebooks
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#Naturalitsy

Our final discussion thread. I'll really miss these incredible birds. I've certainly been taking a lot more notice of the corvids around me. How about you?

@wordslinger42 @Chrissyreadit @BookwormAHN @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Deblovestoread @MilesnMelodies @Dilara @Mitch @jenniferw88 @Chelsea.Poole

TheBookHippie I intently watch them now. I‘m more in awe than seeing them as a nuisance.. I will definitely be reading his other books.. 4d
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Chelsea.Poole I‘m just finishing up with the audio. His narration took a bit to get used to but now I‘m fine with the audiobook. His love and admiration of these creatures certainly comes across in the text. They‘re fascinating, no doubt! Now listening to Ch. 28 about Diane‘s story of a highly intelligent raven. 3d
jlhammar First, I loved that he got the string experiment idea from Ranger Rick. I absolutely loved that magazine when I was a kid! And the experiment results were pretty incredible. The raven untwisting the wire to get the suet was also amazing. 3d
jlhammar I also loved his special relationship with Goliath and Whitefeather (sharing his oatmeal, so sweet). “What more could one want than to be surrounded by interesting friends who made no demands, who provided constant entertainment, and who were teachers.“ This was a wonderful read! Definitely interesting in trying some of Heinrich's other books. 3d
Chelsea.Poole Also, loving the afterword about the strong contradictions between individual ravens. I love that Heinrich wrote about specific individuals that he came to know and love (especially Goliath and Whitefeather as @jlhammar mentioned above). These birds are a lot like us in their individuality. 3d
Hooked_on_books This book is wonderful! I really loved it. I was chuckling at the donut caching and the other birds swooping it to steal the cached pieces. They‘re so entertaining! We don‘t have any corvids here, but I sure would like to watch some now. 3d
ElizaMarie I enjoyed this book. I am so happy that I joined this group and read it with yall. I feel like I have been a bit more observant when watching animals. These birds are so fascinating! 3d
Aimeesue I really enjoyed this one. Like @Chelsea.Poole I listened to the audio, and the narrator didn‘t bother me after I got used to it. I have some crows that follow me around the block when I walk the dogs (because I toss them peanuts.) And one who serenades me every morning when I fill the bird feeder. I‘m obviously the target audience for this book. 😁 3d
Riveted_Reader_Melissa I really enjoyed this one, thank you for putting it on my radar…I don‘t think it‘s one I would have found on my own, so that‘s definitely a great thing. 2d
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