Laura Erickson’s For the Birds

Agnes’s bird in the movie and book, Hamnet is specified to be a falcon–a kestrel. But the falcon was portrayed in the movie by a completely unrelated bird from an entirely different continent–a Harris’s Hawk. Laura didn’t mind this at all–indeed, there were excellent reasons for using this “incorrect” species.

Laura is in Colorado right now–this was recorded in her hotel room. She doesn’t know if there will be more new programs this week–after today this is going to be one intense birding trip.