Hawk Mother: The Story of a Red-Tailed Hawk Who Hatched Chickens
Kara Hagedorn
After an injury leaves Sunshine, a red-tailed hawk, unable to fly freely, a zoologist develops a long-term relationship with her. Sunshine cannot have offspring of her own, yet she hatches and raises two chickens. The account records how the injured raptor is able to act on her maternal instincts in an unusual cross-species family. Full-page photographs accompany Sunshine’s experience.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
