The Falcon Thief
A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird
by Joshua Hammer
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appears in Nature, Hobbies, and Mystery & Crime.
A truecrime adventure about a rogue who trades in rare birds and their eggs?and the wildlife detective determined to stop him.On May 3, 2010, an Irish national named Jeffrey Lendrum was apprehended at Britain?s Birmingham International Airport with a suspicious parcel strapped to his stomach. Inside were fourteen rare peregrine falcon eggs snatche...
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appears in Nature, Hobbies, and Mystery & Crime.
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