SOME TIME WITH EAGLES and FALCONS. By Jerry Olsen.
1995 1st edition. 8vo paperback (135 x 215mm). Pp160. Colour photographs.
Jerry Olsen's account of his exciting and varied career as a falconer in Canada, the USA, Australia and the Western Pacific. Beginning in the Yukon, the author moves on to "...trapping and hunting with falcons in Washington and South Australia, then flying falcons at Sydney Airport to frighten gulls from the runway, he describes filming for A.B.C.'s Earthwatch, Ground Zero and Mad Max III: Beyond Thunderdome." He was engaged in fostering "captive-bred eagles near Canberra and [searching] for the endangered Sanford's Sea Eagle in the Solomon Islands. Included is a handbook that, in clear, step-by-step language, tells you what to do if you find an orphaned or injured hawk, eagle or falcon."
Jerry Olsen's account of his exciting and varied career as a falconer in Canada, the USA, Australia and the Western Pacific. Beginning in the Yukon, the author moves on to "...trapping and hunting with falcons in Washington and South Australia, then flying falcons at Sydney Airport to frighten gulls from the runway, he describes filming for A.B.C.'s Earthwatch, Ground Zero and Mad Max III: Beyond Thunderdome." He was engaged in fostering "captive-bred eagles near Canberra and [searching] for the endangered Sanford's Sea Eagle in the Solomon Islands. Included is a handbook that, in clear, step-by-step language, tells you what to do if you find an orphaned or injured hawk, eagle or falcon."
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39287
| Author | Olsen (Jerry). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 39287 |
| ISBN | 0858894262 / 9780858894266. |
| Book Description | Edges slightly bumped, slight shelf-wear, otherwise a very good copy. |
| Book Cover | Paperback |
| Published Date | 1995 |
| Publisher | Hancock House Publishers. |
| Place | Surrey, B.C., Canada. |