Dog Days, Raven Nights
Posted February 6, 2014 at 5:35 am by Tim Dustrude
Arthur Whiteley Lecture Series next Thursday
The next lecture in 2014 Arthur Whiteley Lecture Series takes place at 7 p.m. on Thursday February 13, in The Commons, UW Friday Harbor Labs.
John and Colleen Marzluff will present Dog Days, Raven Nights
Twenty years ago, fresh out of graduate school and recently married, John and Colleen Marzluff left Arizona for a small cabin in the mountains of western Maine.
Their mission: to conduct the first-ever extensive study of the winter ecology of the Common Raven under the tutelage of biologist Bernd Heinrich. In their book, they eloquently chronicle their three-year endeavor to research a mysterious and often misunderstood bird. They also shared the unique challenges and joys of raising, training, and racing the sled dogs that assisted them in their work.
Accompanied by Evon Zerbetz’s lovely linocut illustrations, Dog Days, Raven Nights is a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at the adventures of field science and an insightful exploration of the nature of relationships, both animal and human.
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