This manual covers the Peregrine Falcon, a remarkable bird known for its speed, grace, and fearlessness. Found in diverse habitats worldwide, from wild cliffs to urban skyscrapers, the peregrine falcon is a unique species that has inspired conservation efforts. This guide delves into the life and study of these magnificent creatures, highlighting their biology, natural history, and the dedicated work of ornithologists who helped restore their populations. It offers a comprehensive look at the peregrine falcon's place in the natural world and its historical use in falconry.
The purpose of this manual is to provide detailed information and engaging narratives about the peregrine falcon. It explores the author's lifetime of experiences studying, training, and breeding these birds, including critical research that identified pesticide impacts on their decline. Readers will find insights into the challenges and triumphs of conservation efforts, alongside fascinating anecdotes and biological details. This resource is intended for anyone interested in ornithology, birdwatching, or the captivating story of the peregrine falcon's resilience.
A superb success as a bird, combining great speed, aeronautical grace, and fearlessness...inhabitant of wild places, inaccessible cliffs, and skyscrapers...worldwide dweller, trans-equatorial migrant, and docile captive-the peregrine falcon stands alone among all others of its kind. Perhaps this is why so many varied people rushed to its aid when it faced decimation by pesticide poisoning.In this personal and highly entertaining memoir, Jim Enderson tells stories of a lifetime spent studying, training, breeding, and simply enjoying peregrine falcons. He recalls how his boyhood interest in raptors grew into an ornithological career in which he became one of the leading experts who helped identity DDT as the cause of the peregrine falcon's sudden and massive decline across the United States. His stories reveal both the dedication that he and fellow researchers brought to the task of studying and restoring the peregrine and the hair-raising adventures that sometimes befell them along the way. Enderson also seamlessly weaves in the biology and natural history of the peregrine, as well as anecdotes about its traditional and widespread use in falconry as an aggressive yet tractable hunter, to offer a broad portrait of this splendid and intriguing falcon.
Author: Enderson, James H.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Peregrine Falcon: Stories of the Blue Meanie
Pages: 00000 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2013-08-26
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780292705906
Category: Nature : Birdwatching Guides
A superb success as a bird, combining great speed, aeronautical grace, and fearlessness...inhabitant of wild places, inaccessible cliffs, and skyscrapers...worldwide dweller, trans-equatorial migrant, and docile captive-the peregrine falcon stands alone among all others of its kind. Perhaps this is why so many varied people rushed to its aid when it faced decimation by pesticide poisoning.In this personal and highly entertaining memoir, Jim Enderson tells stories of a lifetime spent studying, training, breeding, and simply enjoying peregrine falcons. He recalls how his boyhood interest in raptors grew into an ornithological career in which he became one of the leading experts who helped identity DDT as the cause of the peregrine falcon's sudden and massive decline across the United States. His stories reveal both the dedication that he and fellow researchers brought to the task of studying and restoring the peregrine and the hair-raising adventures that sometimes befell them along the way. Enderson also seamlessly weaves in the biology and natural history of the peregrine, as well as anecdotes about its traditional and widespread use in falconry as an aggressive yet tractable hunter, to offer a broad portrait of this splendid and intriguing falcon.
Author: Enderson, James H.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Peregrine Falcon: Stories of the Blue Meanie
Pages: 00000 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2013-08-26
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780292705906
Category: Nature : Birdwatching Guides
