Bibliograph

Peregrine spring, a master falconer's extraordinary life with birds of prey, Nancy Cowan ; foreword by Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

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Peregrine spring, a master falconer's extraordinary life with birds of prey, Nancy Cowan ; foreword by Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Peregrine spring

Oclc number

934627680

Responsibility statement

Nancy Cowan ; foreword by Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

Sub title

a master falconer's extraordinary life with birds of prey

Table Of Contents

Part one: Owned by a hawk. A different way of life ; I begin ; Meeting Injun ; The attack and the mission ; Compatibility on Injun's terms ; Goshawk in the bedroom ; Injun on "suffering fools" ; Moving to the right place ; People in kilts ; How high should you go? ; Thin ice and pheasants ; Hawkdogs ; Bird years ; The importance of being Injun -- Part two: A tale of two peregrines. Tapped for a new role ; Suspicious characters ; Licensed! ; Meet a bird named N-Z ; The dance begins ; Can he fly? ; Airborne ; Flying to despair ; Only optimists need apply -- Part three: A life filled with raptors. Bubba ; Contract attorneys and partnerships ; Summer flights ; Moving day for falcons ; Cowan's falcon "nursery" ; Tabasco ; Mosby, the gray ghost ; Emma's great adventure ; Jazz ; Lightning in a bottle ; Sidekick ; Winterizing Harris's hawks ; Making in ; Crash ; Well-groomed ; Scout ; Peregrine spring

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