The Peregrine by J.A. Baker

The Peregrine

J.A. Baker with Robert Macfarlane

256 pages first pub 1967 (editions)

nonfiction nature science informative slow-paced

Description

From autumn to spring, J.A. Baker set out to track the daily comings and goings of a pair of peregrine falcons across the flat fen lands of eastern England. He followed the birds obsessively, observing them in the air and on the ground, in pursuit...

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reflective 75%
informative 59%
inspiring 40%
challenging 27%
relaxing 27%
emotional 24%
adventurous 21%
dark 10%
hopeful 10%
mysterious 2%
sad 2%
tense 2%

Pace

slow 80%
medium 13%
fast 5%

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