Society of Crows
by Robert W. Butler

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The crows’ intelligence, sagacity, and penchant to interact with humans has captivated human imaginations for decades. Yet only a few people have had the opportunity or motivation to devote much of their life to trying to understand them. A lifelong sojourn for Robert Butler all began with a pet crow he fostered as a teenager. From that auspicious moment, Butler watched and listened to crows in remote coastal locations of British Columbia and Alaska, and the suburbs near Vancouver to reveal a story like no other. With humour and scientific insight the Society of Crows will charm and surprise you. Illustrated by original artwork by the author, the book is partly a biographical adventure to uncover new discoveries of the coastal dwelling crow in British Columbia.

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“Robert Butler’s fascinating and unorthodox autobiography is revealed through the lens of his lifelong quest to understand crows. An important story that reveals as much about the workings of a leading scientific mind as the mysterious crow. “ —Dr. R.W. Elner, Emeritus Scientist “In Society of Crows, Robert Butler takes us along on his life-long quest to understand the fascinating social world of Pacific Northwest crows. We gain insights into one of the bird world’s most mentally adept members, and we are treated to a delightful crow’s-eye view of an inspired field biologist as he investigates the lives of crows on a remote, windswept island in the Salish Sea and in the urban wilds near Vancouver, B.C. After finishing the book, I couldn’t wait to get out to observe the lives of our local crows as Robert would see them. —Geoff Hammerson, author of A Naturalist’s Yeark in the Pacific Northwest.

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ROBERT W. BUTLER is a retired wildlife scientist with the Canadian federal government and an adjunct biology professor. Society of Crows is his fifth book. He has studied and conserved birds for over half a century.

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