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We are constantly reviewing books about birds of prey, bird
management and the Northumbria region so that we can recommend the best for your purposes,
whether you need a reference book, a beginners guide, or just some outstanding
pictures. Have a look at our current book reviews listed below. You can buy these
books direct from this web site by clicking on the appropriate links below each book
review. If you are resident in the UK it will be most cost effective to order your books
using our links to amazon.co.uk.
The price of all these books is considerably cheaper than buying from your local bookshop.
For residents outside the UK, click the links to order from amazon.com.
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Falconry for Beginners
by Lee Williams Harris
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Falconry Manual
by Frank L. Beebe
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Birds of Prey
by Floyd Scholz
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Understanding the Bird of Prey
by Nic Fox
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This book takes the reader
through the biology of birds of prey, their breeding, hunting and the
training of raptors for falconry, the most noble of all field sports.
The book draws on years of experience, researches and gives a view of
raptors from both the captive and wild aspects. Any serious Falconer/Austringer
should read this book.
- Paperback (1 January, 1995)
- ISBN: 0888393172
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The Harris
Hawk: Management, Training and Hunting
by Lee William Harris
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This guide to the Harris hawk
covers essential information such as the hawk in the wild, the
relationship they have with man, and the biological facts. It details
the methods to adopt when buying a bird and takes the reader clearly
through manning, husbandry, breeding, training and hunting.
- Hardcover, 144 pages
- ISBN 1840371463
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Birds of Prey Spotter's Guide
by P. Holden
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This title is part of the "New
Spotter's Guides" series offering enthusiasts, keen to discover the many
fascinating aspects of the natural world, a pocket-sized field guide.
Each title contains spotters' score cards, glossaries, maps, reference
materials and illustrations of 100-200 species.
- Paperback, 64 pages
- ISBN 0746040709
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The Encyclopedia of Falconry
by Adrian Walker
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This encyclopedia contains
some 1500 terms and idioms relating to or connected with falconry, with
explanations, derivations and notes. It is illustrated with photographs,
figures and reproductions of old and antiquarian prints and is believed
to be the first attempt to catalogue and review the complete English
language of falconry as used between the late Middle Ages and the
present day. The book brings together the in-house names for hawks,
tools and the methods and concepts used in falconry. The result is a
unique, often oblique look at the falconer's art over the past 500 years
or more.
- Hardcover, 163 pages
- ISBN 1853109975
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Falconry: On a Wing and a Prayer
by Nick Hammond
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This text on falconry explains
the birds of prey to use, their care and daily maintenance, and how to
train them to hunt and return. Other topics covered include: bird
health, daily management, general health care, housing, diet, the moult,
hunting terrain, quarry species and some tall tales from hawking
expeditions.
- Hardcover, 160 pages
- ISBN 1861263236
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price £13.29
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Helm Identification Guides: Raptors of the World
by James Ferguson-Lees
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This guide covers all the world's 313 raptor species illustrated with
adult, juvenile and selected immature plumages as well as main geographical
races. There are illustrations of over 2000 perched and flying birds, some
with typical prey and facing texts summarising length, wingspan,
male-to-female proportion, shape and flight. The text is further enhanced
with line drawings illustrating specific points about identification and
behaviour.
- Hardcover, 992 pages (August 2000)
- ISBN: 0713680261
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price £55.00.
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Training Birds of Prey
by Jemima Parry-Jones
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The Raptors of Europe and the Middle East
by Dick Forsman
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This book presents the most complete and up-to-date guide for the
recognition of the diurnal raptors of Europe and the Middle East. More than
700 high quality color photographs have been specifically chosen to
demonstrate the plumage of each age and sex class of every species found in
Europe and the Middle East. The photographs are complemented by almost 100
line drawings focusing on particular identification details, and are backed
up by a detailed text enabling birdwatchers to recognize even the most
difficult species. The latest information, much of it previously
unpublished, describes the plumage and soft part coloration of each category
of bird, and compares and contrasts with similar plumages of species which
may cause confusion. The book discusses the difficulties caused by stage of
moult, variation in light conditions, and changes in silhouette arising from
different flight types. Fully referenced with a list of nearly 300 key
papers and articles, this book is an essential reference to the field
identification of every species, age, and sex class of raptors.
Key Features:
- The first comprehensive collection of photographs of European
raptors showing all plumages of species in the field
- Descriptions of every age class of each sex
- More than 700 high quality color photographs and 100 line
drawings
- Valuable notes comparing difficult-to-identify species
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Life of Birds
by David Attenborough
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Northumbria
by Lee Frost
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"Northumbria is the most sparsley populated & least
visited area of England. It is also one of the most diverse offering within the space of
few miles, desolate moorland, beautiful wooded valleys, picturesque villages, magnificant
Roman ruins & vast stretches of wild coastlines" This book introduces you to
Northumbria with some stunning photos - North Northumberland and the Cheviots, its castles
and coastline, the northern Pennines, Hadrians Wall country and finally our own area,
Kielder and the north Tyne.
- Hardcover
- ISBN 0094774102
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