Hawks in the hand;: Adventures in photography and falconry,
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (703 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00085U7VY |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 289 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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This review appeared in LIVING BIRD magazine - Winter 1999 HAWKS IN THE HANDby John and Frank CraigheadFirst published in 1939, HAWKS IN THE HAND was one of my favorite books growing up. Reading it (again and again) definitely fueled my passion for birds of prey and inspired my interest in bird photography. It's good to see this fascinating book in print again, now that most copies of the original edition have long since vanished from libraries and used book stores. Although twin brothers Frank and John Craighead are perhaps most renowned now for the. An Inspiration A very inspirational and interesting book. Written from the journals of each of the authors, this book will never let go of your imagination. This book not only makes you want to become a falconer like the Craigheads, but to LIVE falconry like they did. As Stephen Bodio in the introduction puts it: " [the book]made me and children like me want to go and do, just just passivley watch."A must have.
While their discoveries are worthy of any budding scientist, their stories and breathtaking adventures are skillfully rendered and wonderfully entertaining. These two ingenuous storytellers introduce a cast of unforgettable characters: their friends and partners in adventure - human, canine, and avian - including Comet, the Cooper's hawk, one of their first birds trained to the fist; Bad Boy, the friendly American kestrel; Ulysses, a peregrine falcon; Cactus, the adorable burrowing owl; and Handsome, the osprey, who takes up a surprising friendship with a little skimmer. Hawks in the Hand is full of the boundless energy and
A falconry classic by two of the century's most revered naturalists.