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As
you read these episodes, you will laugh out loud at the misadventures
that befall the author and his companions when their outings are
enlivened by complete acts of disorder (such as an exploding
recreational vehicle, the incontinent hunting dog that wrecks a motel
room, or the falcon that inadvertently stoops straight into a snow
bank).
In addition to laughter, you will experience the full spectrum of human emotions ranging from sheer joy (when Lancelot, the author's gyrfalcon, catches his first sage grouse) to sorrow and outrage (when Ragnar, Greg Hayes' peregrine falcon, is shot and killed by a coarse, ignorant fellow).
The
beautiful painting on the dust jacket was created by Dr. Greg Hayes
especially for this volume, to which he also contributed other
paintings, photographs, and a chapter on prairie grouse.
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Original works by the well-known English masters G. E. Lodge and D. M.
Reid-Henry, some published here for the first time, will please the eye
of the naturalist who loves fine art as will the numerous paintings and
photographs contributed by outstanding American wildlife artists.
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A strong, metaphysical theme underlies Life on the Wing: Hawks and falcons are animal envoys of
the Unseen Power that can serve as our guides into a wonderful world known to relatively
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