{"product_id":"how-fast-can-a-falcon-dive-fascinating-answers-to-questions-about-birds-of-prey-paperback-softback-9780813547909","title":"How Fast Can a Falcon Dive?; Fascinating Answers to Questions About Birds of Prey (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813547909","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHow Fast Can a Falcon Dive?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFascinating Answers to Questions About Birds of Prey\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Capainolo (Author), Carol A Butler (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813547909\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 September 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages, 56\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.367 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Want to know everything about birds of prey-our amazing raptors? Then Capainolo and Butler's compact book, \u003ci\u003eHow Fast Can a Falcoln Dive?\u003c\/i\u003e, is the place to start!\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Joel Cracraft (Lamont Curator of Birds, American Museum of Natural History) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Birds of prey are endlessly fascinating. They fill us with wonder-and questions. Fortunately, this book has the answers, presented in an engaging style. A 'must-read'\u003cbr\u003e for anyone who admires raptors.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Tim Gallagher (author of Falcon Fever and The Grail Bird) \u003cdiv\u003e\"This work will appeal to lay readers and raptor fanatics (there are many!). As a\u003cbr\u003ebudding bird-watcher in high school, this reviewer would have devoured this book. Highly\u003cbr\u003e recommended.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Choice) \u003cdiv\u003e\"This reader-friendly and interesting book contains a wealth of information about birds of prey.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Wildlife Activist) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Almost anything a student might wish to know about raptors can be found in this well-organized, detailed, and thoroughly documented book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (NSTA Recommends)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eHow Fast Can a Falcon Dive?\u003c\/i\u003e explores the world of raptors in a way that will appeal to bird lovers and biology enthusiasts alike. This colorful volume is complete with more than fifty-five color and black and white images from photographers and artists around the world. In a reader friendly question and answer format, ornithologist Peter Capainolo and science writer Carol A. Butler define and classify raptors, explore the physical attributes of birds of prey, view how their bodies work, and explain the social and physical behaviors of these species-how they communicate, hunt, reproduce, and more. Capainolo, who received one of the first falconry licenses issued in New York state at age eighteen, relates his personal experience in falconry to describe raptor training and husbandry where the human-bird interactions are complex.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom stories of red-tailed hawks making their homes on the ledges of Manhattan skyscrapers to their role in protecting California's vineyards from flocks of grape-loving starlings, \u003ci\u003eHow Fast Can a Falcon Dive?\u003c\/i\u003e explores how these avian predators interact with people and with their environment.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eRaptor basics\u003cbr\u003e Raptor bodies\u003cbr\u003e Raptor behavior\u003cbr\u003e Raptor reproduction\u003cbr\u003e Dangers and defenses\u003cbr\u003e Raptor husbandry\u003cbr\u003e Taming and training\u003cbr\u003e Raptors and people\u003cbr\u003e Research and conservation\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559292268824,"sku":"9780813547909","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/how-fast-can-a-falcon-dive-fascinating-answers-to-questions-about-birds-of-prey-paperback-softback-9780813547909","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}