Nature

H is for Hawk: A New Chapter

Helen Macdonald’s best-selling book H Is for Hawk told the saga of a grieving daughter who found healing in training a goshawk. Now she digs deeper into the world of these raptors by following a family in the wild and raising a goshawk of her own.

Author Helen Macdonald on "H is for Hawk"

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Author Helen Macdonald talks about her role in the upcoming NATURE episode "H is for Hawk: A New Chapter".

Previews + Extras

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    H is for Hawk: A New Chapter

    S36 E4 - 42s

    Helen Macdonald’s best-selling book H Is for Hawk told the saga of a grieving daughter who found healing in training a goshawk. Now she digs deeper into the world of these raptors by following a family in the wild and raising a goshawk of her own.

  • First Meeting Between Helen Macdonald and Goshawk 'Lupin': asset-mezzanine-16x9

    First Meeting Between Helen Macdonald and Goshawk 'Lupin'

    S36 E4 - 2m 16s

    People have trained hawks for thousands of years and a hawk must always be tamed from scratch. Witness a tense first meeting between "H Is for Hawk" author Helen Macdonald and her new trainee--a goshawk she has named Lupin.

  • Falconer Helen Macdonald Takes Goshawk Out for Test Flight: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Falconer Helen Macdonald Takes Goshawk Out for Test Flight

    S36 E4 - 2m 16s

    Author and falconer Helen Macdonald takes her new goshawk Lupin out for a first test flight. As a precaution, the hawk is tethered with a long line of braided cotton called a creance and outfitted with a radio transmitter should it fly out of sight.

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