A rebroadcast of Exquisite Hours , an essay by Ken Lange, who died in November of 2024. Ken was, for 30 years, the naturalist at Devils Lake State Park, and dear friend to many. Of note, in this essay he refers to Loren Eiseley's great book, The Unexpected Universe, and a story about a small fox.

A rebroadcast of Exquisite Hours , an essay by Ken Lange, who died in November of 2024. Ken was, for 30 years, the naturalist at Devils Lake State Park, and dear friend to many. Of note, in this essay he refers to Loren Eiseley's great book, The Unexpected Universe, and a story about a small fox.

A rebroadcast of&nbsp;Exquisite Hours&nbsp;, an essay by Ken Lange, who died in November of 2024. Ken was, for 30 years, the naturalist at Devils Lake State Park, and dear friend to many. Of note, in this essay he refers to Loren Eiseley's great book,&nbsp;The Unexpected Universe, and a story about a small fox.&nbsp;

June 30th, 2026

In the summer of 1972, I wandered out of a newly rented farm house, looked up, and saw 2 red-tailed hawks soaring over woods and pasture. They were so beautiful, so other-worldly, I was overcome with a desire to know everything about them.

Years later I became a wildlife rehabilitator and a falconer and was able to have close hands-on experience with them. Today that desire to learn about the natural world has only broadened and intensified. I'll read some of my favorite biologists' writings and occasionally include my own thoughts.

In the summer of 1972, I wandered out of a newly rented farm house, looked up, and saw 2 red-tailed hawks soaring over woods and pasture. They were so beautiful, so other-worldly, I was overcome with a desire to know everything about them. Years later I became a wildlife rehabilitator and a falconer and was able to have close hands-on experience with them. Today that desire to learn about the natural world has only broadened and intensified. I'll read some of my favorite biologists' writings and occasionally include my own thoughts.

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June 30th, 2026

June 30th, 2026