An award-winning best-seller from the UK recounts how the author, an experienced falconer grieving the sudden death of her father, endeavored to train for the first time a dangerous goshawk predator as part of her personal recovery. "As a child Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer. She learned the arcane terminology and read all the classic books, including T.H. White's tortured masterpiece, The Goshawk, which describes White's struggle...

Describes hawks, their habits, where they live, their hunting methods, and how they exist in the world of people.

"What would happen if a Peregrine Falcon and a Red-tailed Hawk met each other? What if they had to fight? Who do you think would win?"--page 4 of cover.

Introduces hawks, including information on their physical characteristics, behavior, diet, and life cycle.

Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of hawks.

Gracious Wild is the story of Stacey Couch?s incredible journey out of the mundane world of science and reason into the vast shamanic realms of creativity and inspiration. Readers will travel on this intimate exploration of what happens when one woman allows the messengers of nature to guide her. These winged guides wrap her mind up in the mysteries they present, leading her to a richer, more fulfilling life. Stacey?s tale begins on an isolated island...

Text and photographs introduce members of the hawk family, with emphasis on the Cooper's Hawk.

Discusses the physical characteristics and habits of the Northern harrier hawk as revealed in a twenty-five year study.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of hawks in general, and of the Cooper's Hawk in particular.