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Bird Brother
- Author
- Rodney Stotts
- Narrator
- James Fouhey
- Publisher
- Highbridge Company
- Publish Date
- 3 February 2022
- Run Time
- 4 hours 23 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Biography: general, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Memoirs, Coping with drug and alcohol problems, Ethnic studies, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest, Biography: science, technology and medicine, Coping with addiction
What to expect
Bird Brother is a story about pursuing dreams against all odds, and the importance of second chances. Rodney's life was nearly upended when he was arrested on drug charges in 2002. The jail sentence sharpened his resolve to get out of the hustling life. With the fierceness of the raptors he had admired for so long, he began to train to become a master falconer and to develop his own raptor education program and sanctuary. Rodney's son Mike, a DC firefighter, has also begun his journey to being a master falconer, with his own kids cheering him along the way.
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- Author
- Rodney Stotts
- Narrator
- James Fouhey
- Duration
- 4 hours 23 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 February 2022
- ISBN
- 9781696600613
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Highbridge Company
- Genre
- Biography: general, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Memoirs, Coping with drug and alcohol problems, Ethnic studies, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest, Biography: science, technology and medicine, Coping with addiction
Synopsis
Rodney grew up during the crack epidemic, with guns, drugs, and the threat of incarceration an accepted part of daily life for nearly everyone he knew. To rent his own apartment, he needed a paycheck—something the money from dealing drugs didn't provide. For that, he took a position in 1992 with a new nonprofit, the Earth Conservation Corps. Gradually, Rodney fell in love with the work to restore and conserve the polluted Anacostia River that flows through DC. As conditions along the river improved, he helped to reintroduce bald eagles to the region and befriended an injured Eurasian Eagle Owl named Mr. Hoots, the first of many birds whose respect he would work hard to earn.Bird Brother is a story about pursuing dreams against all odds, and the importance of second chances. Rodney's life was nearly upended when he was arrested on drug charges in 2002. The jail sentence sharpened his resolve to get out of the hustling life. With the fierceness of the raptors he had admired for so long, he began to train to become a master falconer and to develop his own raptor education program and sanctuary. Rodney's son Mike, a DC firefighter, has also begun his journey to being a master falconer, with his own kids cheering him along the way.
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