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After stumbling after a e book of photographs depicting extinct pets or animals, B.J. Hollars became fascinated with the creatures that are no more with us, specifically extinct UNITED STATES parrots. How, he pondered, could we protect so superbly on film what we've didn't protect in life? And so commences his yearlong quest to find out, the one that leads him from bogs to art museums, from archives to Christmas Counts, until he at last comes as near to extinct parrots as he ever will during a behind-the-scenes visit at the Chicago Field Museum. Heartbroken by the parrots we've lost, Hollars needs refuge in the ones that remain. Equipped with binoculars, a field guide, and proficient friends, he commences his changeover from budding birder to environmentally conscious citizen, an initial step on an extended quest toward understanding the true tragedy of a bird's music silenced forever. Advised with appeal and wit, Flock Together is a exceptional memoir that shows how knowing the natural world - even just a tiny part - illuminates what it means to be a global citizen and how only by embracing our ecological obligations do we ever become fully real human. A moving elegy to parrots we've lost, Hollars' exploration of what we can study from extinct types will resonate in the heads of listeners long beyond the final minute. The e book is shared by College or university of Nebraska Press.
