"Raptor Red"

"Raptor Red" is a book that follows the life of a Utah raptor, through the eyes of a raptor named Raptor Red. In the beginning of the book, Raptor Red and her consort are hunting together; the consort gets his leg stuck in mud, and eventually sinks into it and dies. After Raptor Red's consort dies, Raptor Red becomes depressed for several weeks. Raptor Red is now living off of washed up fish. She is …

…and the oldest chick go hunting, and hunt for a whole week. One day the pack is attacked by deinonyches. Everybody eventually escapes them, except Raptor Red's sister, and the deinonyches kill her. Near the end of winter, Raptor Red's older niece finds a mate. The niece and her mate walk away, and don't look back. A little later, Raptor Red finds her mate. Then, they do a conship dance. After the dance, they mate.