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My year with Mabel the Goshawk
After her father's death, British author Helen Macdonald spent a year training a goshawk called Mabel. She describes the strange world which she entered and the power and privilege of getting to know a wild creature.
Image: Helen Macdonald and Mabel the goshawk
Credit: Christina McLeish
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