KAI: HAWKING IN BRITAIN WITH A REDTAIL. By Tim Borrill.

2010 1st edition. 8vo (150 x 216mm). Pp246. Colour and b/w photographs. Black boards, spine titled in gilt.

Tim Borrill gives a very readable account of fifteen years hawking in the Golden Valley in Herefordshire with Kai, his redtail. He also gives us something on his background as a falconer, beginning with his first common buzzard at fifteen. Lots on the author's own experiences, with a great deal of practical advice. Chapters include:- The art of falconry; The falconer or the austringer; The parabuteo or the buteo; The captive-bred parent-reared redtail; The furniture and the equipment; The quarry; Manning and training; Hawking; The moult; Seasons.