When the author of the National Book Award finalist The Soul of an Octopus visited falconer Nancy Cowan's farm—home to a dozen birds of prey—it was the start of a love affair. Over the next few years, Sy Montgomery spent more time with these magnificent creatures, getting to know their extraordinary abilities and instincts. In this illustrated memoir, Montgomery pays tribute to these birds and chronicles her experiences with Jazz, a fierce predator who was willing to work with a human to hunt: "Inches from my face, I hold a living dinosaur."