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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

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It didn’t occur to me till I started reading The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird that there was also a possible threat to the eagle herself: poachers, who steal raptor eggs and chicks. McWilliam realizes he’s dealing someone special, a career falcon egg-thief.

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A History of Birdwatching in 100 Objects: A Review

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32, 1887) and Egg collection (no. 40, 1895) helped me appreciate practices that were essential to the late 19 th century naturalist, though controversial and, in the case of oology, illegal today. Who knew that you could purchase a DNA Thermal Cycler at auction for $150? More seriously, entries on the Winchester shotgun (no.

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