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"From fall to spring, J. A. Baker set out to track the daily comings and goings of a pair of peregrine falcons across the flat fen lands of eastern England. He followed the birds obsessively, observing them in the air and on the ground, in pursuit of their prey, making a kill, eating, and at rest, activities he describes with an extraordinary fusion of precision and poetry. And as he continued his mysterious private quest, his sense of human self...
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In this extraordinary narrative, Alan Tennant recounts his all-out effort to radio-track the transcontinental migration of the peregrine falcon -- an investigation no one before him had ever taken to such lengths. On the Wing transports us from the windswept flats of the Texas barrier islands -- where the tundra falcons pause during their springtime journey north -- to the Arctic, and then south, through Mexico, Belize, and into the Caribbean, in...
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As she grows through the first years of her life in the Catskill Mountains of New York, a peregrine falcon called Frightful interacts with various humans, including the boy who raised her, a falconer who rescues her, and several unscrupulous poachers, as well as with many animals that are part of the area's ecological balance
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Gill Park mysteries volume 3
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Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2010
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216 p. ; 22 cm
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English
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Twelve-year-old Aiden is very unhappy when, after her father's death, her mother moves them from the family farm, but soon she and new friends are caught up in the search for long-lost coins in the historic Ingle building that towers over the city of Gloria
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Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c1985
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48 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm
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English
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Describes the efforts of scientists who are trying to save the peregrine falcon from extinction by taking the fragile eggs that would not survive in the wild, hatching them, raising the chicks, and then releasing the birds back into the wild
12) Peregrine falcon
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Greey de Pencier Books
Pub. Date
©1992
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27 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.
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English
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Pbs Kids
Pub. Date
2015
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1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Chris and Martin think that cheetahs can travel faster than any other creature. Aviva and archenemy Zach Varmitech compete to build a ground racer that can run even faster than a cheetah. All that speed makes the Kratt brothers want to fly with the world's fastest animal, the Peregrine falcon, which can hit top speeds of 240 mph!
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Scholastic, Inc
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[2022]
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158 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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Ten fierce animals battle it out in this exciting bind-up featuring five books in this action-packed animal series! Which dangerous animals would win in a fight? Find out in this awesome bind-up of five books in the popular Who Would Win? series. The collection features a range of mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, and birds to satisfy all kinds of animal fans, including Falcon vs. Hawk, Hyena vs. Honey Badger, Komodo Dragon vs. King Cobra, Tarantula...
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