Jon Young > Quotes > Quote > Kelsey liked it

“If we learn to read the birds-and their behaviors and vocalizations-through them, we can read the world at large... if we replace collision with connection, learn to read these details, feel at home, relax, and are respectful--ultimately the birds will yield to us the first rite of passage: a close encounter with an animal otherwise wary of our presence.”
― Jon Young, What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World