Looking for the Goshawk
Description
A gripping tale on the trail of a most mysterious and charismatic bird.
The book traces Conor Jameson's travels in search of the Goshawk, a magnificent yet rarely seen (in Britain at least) raptor. Each episode of the narrative arises from personal experience, investigation, and the unearthing of information from research, exploration and conversations.
The journey takes him from an encounter with a stuffed Goshawk in a glass case, through travels into supposed Goshawk territories in Britain, to Berlin - where he finds the bird at ease in the city. Why, he wants to know, is the bird so rarely seen in Britain? He explores the politics of birdwatching, the sport of falconry and the impact of persecution on the recent history of the bird in Britain and travels the length of Britain, through central Europe and the USA in search of answers to the goshawk mystery. Throughout his journey he is inspired by the writings of T H White who told of his attempts to tame a Goshawk in his much-loved book.
Table of Contents
Author's note
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Chapter 1 ~ Just looking
Chapter 2 ~ The madness of Mr Hudson
Chapter 3 ~ Looking for T. H. White
Chapter 4 ~ Berlin
Chapter 5 ~ Enchanted
Chapter 6 ~ On the road
Chapter 7 ~ Phantoms
Chapter 8 ~ Roving
Chapter 9 ~ England have my bones
Chapter 10 ~ Fenland
Chapter 11 ~ Animus revertendi
Chapter 12 ~ America at last
Chapter 13 ~ We need to talk about the Goshawk
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Postscript
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
Appendix ~ Historical county and country records of Goshawk in the British Isles
Bibliography/Further reading
Index
Product details
| Published | 11 Apr 2013 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 288 |
| ISBN | 9781408187029 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Wildlife |
| Illustrations | 20 black and white |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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