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  1. — J.A. Baker

    The Peregrine

    The peregrine J.A. Baker’s The Peregrine (1967) is a deeply immersive account of his observations of peregrine falcons in the British countryside. If he does not turn into a peregrine falcone, it seems he’s only one step away in his soaring prose. Baker divides the book into diary entries spanning several years. During this time, he meticulously documents his encounters with these birds of prey. His observations focus on a particular pair of peregrines and their hunting expeditions. The evocative...