Heart-warming and heart-breaking at once, FLACO is also immensely inspiring! It is a beautifully-told tale that reminds us all of the resilience of Nature and the importance of even the most fleeting moments of connection with the Wild, which can inspire change for our greater good. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves Nature. - Leigh Calvez, author of The Hidden Lives of Owls

FLACO is an extraordinary book about a Eurasian eagle-owl who entranced and inspired millions around the world during his year living free in New York City. Jonathan Hollingsworth has put together a remarkable compilation of tributes to Flaco, which run the gamut from exquisite photographs to poems by Mary Oliver, paintings of Flaco, sculptures (which include a totem pole!), even sheet music and pictures of Flaco tattoos. The gathering of exquisite photos is a particular treat as they show the many moods of Flaco from his apparent affection for his visitors to occasional annoyance or seeming amusement at the squirrels who tumbled over his feet. But for me, most touching is the series of remembrances left under Flaco's favorite oak tree during his memorial service, many of which are letters from children to this owl who moved their hearts as he perched above them and showed them what it is to be free. - Nan Knighton, Tony Award-nominee for Best Book of a Musical for The Scarlett Pimpernel.

A beautiful chronicle of a bird whose stunning story inspired so many. Flaco was a big owl who delighted us by thriving in our most urban environment. - Bob Dolgan, editor of This Week in Birding