The Gyrfalcon

Description

This book is the first monograph on one of the most beautiful and admired birds in the world. The Gyrfalcon is the world’s largest and most powerful falcon – a truly awe-inspiring bird which inhabits the ferociously inhospitable Arctic taiga, from Greenland and Iceland right across Siberia and northern Canada. Its plumage varies from a dark mottled grey to pure white – the white birds in particular are coveted by birders and falconers. Like other titles in the series, it covers all aspects of the species’ biology, taxonomy, distribution, status and historical associations with mankind. The result is an exhaustively researched and enthrallingly readable biography of a spectacular bird, illustrated throughout with photographs and line drawings. “a good read, presenting much previously inaccessible information, as well as some interesting insights into some of the most remote and inhospitable places on earth.” British Birds. Gyrfalcon pg 001-010 UK prelims Gyrfalcon pg 011-041 ch 01 Gyrfalcon pg 042-065 ch 02 Gyrfalcon colour section insert p. 64 Gyrfalcon pg 066-080 ch 03 Gyrfalcon pg 081-090 ch 04 Gyrfalcon pg 091-112 ch 05 Gyrfalcon pg 113-139 ch 06 Gyrfalcon pg 140-169 ch 07 Gyrfalcon pg 170-182 ch 08 Gyrfalcon pg 183-196 ch 09 Gyrfalcon pg 197-215 ch 10 Gyrfalcon pg 216-237 ch11 Gyrfalcon pg 238-243 Appendix Gyrfalcon pg 244-249 Glossary Gyrfalcon pg 250-280 References Gyrfalcon pg 281-288 index