Heinrichinvolvesusinhisquesttogetinsidethemindoftheraven.Butasanimalscanonlybespiedonbygettingquiteclose,Heinrichadoptsravens,therebybecominga“ravenfather,“aswellasobservingthemintheirnaturalhabitat.Hestudiestheirdailyroutines,andintheprocess,paintsavividpictureoftheravens’world.AttheheartofthisbookareHeinrich’sloveandrespectforthesecomplexandengagingcreatures,andthroughhiskeenobservationandanalysis,webecometheirintimatestoo.Heinrich’spassionforravenshasledhimaroundtheworldinhisresearch.MindoftheRavenfollowsanexoticjourney--fromNewEnglandtoGermany,andfromMontanatoBaffinIslandinthehighArctic--offeringdazzlingaccountsofhowscienceworksinthefield,filteredthroughtheeyesofapassionateobserverofnature.Eachnewdiscoveryandinsightintoravenbehavioristhrillingtoread,atoncelyricalandscientific.
