falcons

Text and photographs depict kestrels feeding, breeding, and defending themselves in their natural habitats.

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of various kinds of falcons and hawks around the world.

Follows a fictional peregrine falcon on her two-month, eight thousand-mile migration from Alaska to Argentina, with text and illustrations showing what actual peregrine falcons encounter on their annual journeys.

The author brings back characters from her classic "My Side of the Mountain" in this story about a falcon chick named Oksi, one of Frightful's babies, who is rescued and nursed through her first winter by Sam, a boy who lives alone, at one with nature, on a mountain nearby.

Ten-year-old Wat, a crippled boy living in Norman England, rescues two baby falcons and is lead to discover the grandfather he never knew and the powerful magic that resides in the deep forest and in himself.

Presents an introduction to hawks, in simple text with illustrations, describing their physical characteristics, habitat, life cycle, and behavior.

An introduction to falcons featuring close-up color photographs. Describes their characteristics, habits, and the sport of falconry.

Provides information about hawks, eagles, and falcons and efforts to study them, especially the HawkWatch International Raptor Migration Project in the Goshute Mountains in Nevada.

Sam's peaceful existence in his wilderness home is disrupted when his sister runs away and his pet falcon is confiscated by a conservation officer.

An introduction to various species of falcons, describing their physical characteristics, feeding habits, parental behavior, and more.