Elizabeth

“The floor of the nesting area has to be flat so it'll support the haphazard pile of sticks that they call a nest.”
― Rosemary Mosco, A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching: Getting to Know the World's Most Misunderstood Bird

“Red-Tailed Hawk: North Americans are lucky that this huge, gorgeous hawk with a brick-red tail is a common species. In rural settings, it's often seen hunting from perches like fence posts and telephone poles. But across the continent, it has become habituated to city life. This has earned it many admirers; for instance, there are multiple books about a beloved New York City redtail named Pale Male who once nested near Central Park. On the other hand, people get alarmed when a red-tailed hawk plunks a dead pigeon onto the hood of their car and starts to chow down. There's no satisfying some folks.”
― Rosemary Mosco, A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching: Getting to Know the World's Most Misunderstood Bird

“Now that I was thirty-six, my eggs were almost eligible for an AARP card and I needed to decide on a plan of action.”
― Stefanie Wilder-Taylor, Drunk-ish: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving Alcohol

“. . . some women don't have trouble staying sober when they're pregnant because those hormones are like God's sedatives and somehow make abstaining from alcohol seem like a totally reasonable idea.”
― Stefanie Wilder-Taylor, Drunk-ish: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving Alcohol