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Snowfinch Publishing, 2022. Hardcover. New/New. 'Short listed for the TWS authored book of the year 2023' The Peregrine Falcon' is a comprehensive 528-page book on this most iconic raptor which is richly illustrated with 150 color images and 235 figures, aimed at bringing our scientific knowledge of the species bang up to date under one cover. The book investigates all aspects of Peregrine life, from plumage, through diet, population dynamics, breeding and survival. Falcons are iconic aerial apex predators sometimes held in mystical regard, occasionally elevated to the status of myth and legend. The book starts with consideration of ancient history of birds when dinosaurs ruled the Earth and traces the relationship of Man and Falcon as seen in painted images from ancient Egypt and stone carvings on abandoned Hittite stone walls.  Peregrines breed on all continents apart from Antarctica and the authors have collected data from across that vast range; providing information on each of the 17… Read More