PIRATE OF THE PLAINS: ADVENTURES WITH PRAIRIE FALCONS IN THE HIGH DESERT. By Bruce A. Haak.

1995 1st edition. 8vo paperback (139 x 213mm). Pp208. Colour photographs, b/w illustrations.

"An autobiographical account of research on the prairie falcon in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, rich in lyrical description..... Full of interesting encounters with wildlife of the high desert, the book focuses most informatively on its central image, and leads to new insights into the behaviour and ecology of this remarkable raptor." Chapters include: Introduction; The Great Northwest; Learning the ropes; The Oregon survey; A variety of habitats; The Lava Beds; Plunging into the study; Perils, pleasures and puzzlements; A year in the life of the Prairie Falcon; Epilogue.