| Equinox: Life, Love, and Birds of Prey Contributor(s): O'Brien, Dan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803234597 ISBN-13: 9780803234598 Publisher: Bison Books OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Essays - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Nature | Animals - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2010012478 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.56" W x 8.46" (0.61 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - South Dakota - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The South Dakota winter gives a man time to think. One subzero morning, as Dan O'Brien approaches his fiftieth year, the autumnal equinox of his life, he takes stock. Feeling a waning sense of purpose, he decides to devote himself entirely, for the first time in his life, to his greatest loves--falconry, his bird dogs, and the prairie he calls home. That summer he obtains a remarkable falcon chick who immediately distinguishes herself by her ferocity. He names the bird Harley and trains her in the ways of falconry. Harley's powers of flight are awe-inspiring, her hunting success astounding, and like a lover, she captivates him. O'Brien hunts with her obsessively, reveling in her prowess and beauty. What he learns from her and from what happens one wind-driven day lead him to see fully things he had only just begun to glimpse. In this lyrical evocation of the grasslands, Equinox is a story of a life lived close to the natural cycles of the earth and of a midlife revelation of the importance of staying connected to all things held dear. |