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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Local farmers view it as a threat to domesticated wildlife. 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.

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A History of Birdwatching in 100 Objects: A Review

10,000 Birds

Number 33, Parabolic reflector, 1888, for example, starts with the invention of the reflector by a German physicist and broadens into the early history of wildlife sound recording technology. 32, 1887) and Egg collection (no. In most cases, the object is the starting point for a broader tale. Number 57, Great Northern?

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