The Peregrine by Sir John Baker

The Peregrine by Sir John Baker

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The Peregrine by Sir John Baker

This extraordinary, poetic portrait of two peregrine falcons is one of the most beloved works of nature writing ever published.

From fall to spring, J.A. Baker set out to track the daily comings and goings of a pair of peregrine falcons across the flat fen lands of eastern England. He followed the birds obsessively, observing them in the air and on the ground, in pursuit of their prey, making a kill, eating, and at rest, activities he describes with an extraordinary fusion of precision and poetry. And as he continued his mysterious private quest, his sense of human self slowly dissolved, to be replaced with the alien and implacable consciousness of a hawk.

It is this extraordinary metamorphosis, magical and terrifying, that these beautifully written pages record.

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ISBN 13 9780893011154
ISBN 10 0893011150
Title The Peregrine
Author Sir John Baker
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of Idaho Press
Year published 1996-02-01
Number of pages 191
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.