Waubonsee Community College

Looking for the goshawk, Conor Mark Jameson

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-357) and index

contains biographical information

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Looking for the goshawk

bibliography

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Conor Mark Jameson

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. It's a gripping tale on the trail of a most mysterious and charismatic bird

Just looking -- The madness of Mr. Hudson -- Looking for T.H. White -- Berlin -- Enchanted -- On the road -- Phantoms -- Roving -- England have my bones -- Fenland -- Animus revertendi -- America at last -- We need to talk about the goshawk -- Appendix. Historical county and country records of goshawk in the British Isles

Goshawk