Description - Australian Falcons: The secret lives of our fastest birds of prey by Peter Slater
p>span style="font-weight: 400;">More than 50 years in the making,em> Australian Falcons/em> is a beautifully illustrated volume of personal observations, interesting encounters with raptors, and detailed descriptions of behaviour that will inform and delight the reader./span>/p> p>span style="font-weight: 400;">The late great Peter Slater needs no introduction as one of Australia s finest natural history artists, photographers and authors over a period of decades, with the renowned The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds among his many works./span>/p> p>span style="font-weight: 400;">For this book Peter teamed up with the equally talented and award-winning artist Sally Elmer to produce the ultimate volume on this family of scythe-winged birds of prey, including the Peregrine Falcon, which has been recorded reaching speeds of more than 300 kilometres per hour. Other chapters cover Australia s other five falcon species: Nankeen Kestrel, Brown Falcon, Australian Hobby, Grey Falcon and Black Falcon./span>/p> p>span style="font-weight: 400;">Engaging text explains all about the lives of these enigmatic birds, while stunning photography and artworks provide a window into the hidden world of these raptors, which rarely venture close to people but capture our imaginations with their dashing flight and remarkable aerial feats./span>/p>
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