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Peregrine Spring

A Master Falconer's Extraordinary Life with Birds of Prey
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Now in paperback! *A New York Times eBook bestseller *Winner of the Best Book of 2016, New England Outdoor Writers Association *Foreword by bestselling authors Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas *85 million people in the U.S. are interested in birds and birding. Peregrine Spring gives readers a new perspective on the relationship between humans and the natural world. Cowan's raptors have immersed her so much into their world that she has found herself courted by a Goshawk and bossed about by a Harris' Hawk. The book carries her readers along, so they, too, meet hawks and falcons in ways they never imagined possible. Nancy Cowan is a master falconer, wildlife rescue expert, and award-winning writer. She and her husband founded the internationally-known New Hampshire School of Falconry.
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Copyright Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas Prologue Part One: Owned by a Hawk Chapter 1: A Different Way of Life Chapter 2: I Begin Chapter 3: Meeting Injun Chapter 4: The Attack and the Mission Chapter 5: Compatibility on Injun's Terms Chapter 6: Goshawk in the Bedroom Chapter 7: Injun on "Suffering Fools" Chapter 8: Moving to the Right Place Chapter 9: People in Kilts Chapter 10: How High Should You Go? Chapter 11: Thin Ice and Pheasants Chapter 12: Hawkdogs Chapter 13: Bird Years Chapter 14: The Importance of Being Injun Part Two: A Tale of Two Peregrines Chapter 15: Tapped for a New Role Chapter 16: Suspicious Characters Chapter 17: Licensed! Chapter 18: Meet a Bird Named N-Z
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