Don't Judge A Book By It's Cover
I found this at Barnes and Noble:
This book was first published in 1967 and I have a feeling the publisher decided to put it out again in 2005. Alas, no one bothered to edit the cover.
This book was first published in 1967 and I have a feeling the publisher decided to put it out again in 2005. Alas, no one bothered to edit the cover.
posted by birdchick at 8:37 PM
4 Comments:
Not a peregrine in the picture then?
~Other Sharon
Certainly looks like a Red-tail to me.
-The Nemesis Birder
That is no peregrine falcon. That is a buteo, most likely a first year red-tailed hawk. I'm certain the author had no say whatsoever.
From what I understand it is a very good book from its time.
I have this book and, if you are a fellow English person, you will enjoy the poetic writing of John Baker. However, in my humble opinion and having read dozens of raptor books, there are many other peregrine stories worth reading. The first that comes to mind is Jim Enderson's 'Tales of the Blue Meanie.' Also, the late Bill Burnham's 'A Fascination with Falcons'.....'The Falcons of Chimney Rock'..by Marcy Houle, a riveting story even if you know nothing about raptors. I think most of these are available at Amazon.com in the used and new section for nominal amounts.
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