Ravens in Winter

A biological detective story differs from others in that the more you find out, the more you know you don't know.

—Bernd Heinrich, Ravens in Winter

A fascinating look at the extended, devoted study of raven feeding behavior in the New England woods. At times I found myself drawn away from this book by more exciting novels, but I had to return to it because the investigation was interesting and Heinrich's approach was inspiring in its tenacity. He is incredibly scientific without being pedantic (for the most part), and his palpable love of nature keeps the recounting of experiments from being too dry.