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Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Domestic animals & pets > Birds, including cage birds
Specifications: 2-1/2-inch vinyl figure of Hedwig with a button
that plays Hedwig's sounds from the Harry Potter films. Bonus
sticker book: Mini sticker book includes 8 full-colour stickers.
Perfect gift: A unique and keepsake item for all fans of Harry
Potter. Officially licensed: Authentic collectible. Copyright (c)
2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment. WIZARDING WORLD characters, names,
and related indicia are (c) & (TM) Warner Bros. Entertainment
Inc. WB SHIELD: (c) & (TM) WBEI. Publishing Rights (c) JKR.
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One afternoon many years ago, James Rebanks met an old woman on a
remote Norwegian island. She lived and worked alone on a tiny rocky
outcrop, caring for wild Eider ducks and gathering their down. Hers was
a centuries-old trade that had once made men and women rich, but had
long been in decline. Still, somehow, she seemed to be hanging on.
Back at home, Rebanks couldn’t stop thinking about the woman on the
rocks. She was fierce and otherworldly – and yet strangely familiar.
Years passed. Then, one day, he wrote her a letter, asking if he could
return. Bring work clothes, she replied, and good boots, and come
quickly: her health was failing. And so he travelled to the edge of the
Arctic to witness her last season on the island.
This is the story of that season. It is the story of a unique and
ancient landscape, and of the woman who brought it back to life. It
traces the pattern of her work from the rough, isolated toil of bitter
winter, to the elation of the endless summer light, when the birds
leave behind their precious down for gathering, like feathered gold.
Slowly, Rebanks begins to understand that this woman and her world are
not what he had previously thought. What began as a journey of escape
becomes an extraordinary lesson in self-knowledge and forgiveness.
It is no secret that pets offer unconditional love, social
support, and many laughs.
This incredible true story of Honey, a grey cockatiel, makes you
laugh as you learn about her unique personality.
You suffer the agony along with Honey's family as they discover
a lone feather on the living room floor, and you are astounded as
this unbelievable misadventure unravels.
An entrancing tale that reveals the cockatiel's mixed bag of
emotions ranging from joy, anger, impatience, curiosity,
sadness...
"Feather Faith" is an enchanting tale that shares one family's
extraordinary experiences as a grey cockatiel brings spontaneity,
humor, and a love like never before to their household, proving
once again how much pets enrich our lives.
Originally published in 1972 this important falconry book is
probably one of the best of its kind. The author was a respected
falconer of many years experience and his sheer pleasure in the
sport shines through his writing. Contents Include: The Mews -
Weathering Enclosure, Bath, Blocks - Bells, Jesses, Clip Swivels,
Lures, Hoods, Whistle - Hack Hut and Hack Ground - Eyasses,
Treatment before Hack - Hack, its Advantages and Disadvantages -
Eyasses compared with Passgers and Haggards - Food - Hooding and
Manning - Taming - Flying to Lure and Use of the Lure - Hawking -
Homing - The Moult - Health - Miscellany - The Gyrfalcon
Originally published in 1907. One of the earliest and possibly the
most important book ever published on homing pigeons. The well
illustrated and detailed chapters include: The Columba Livia -
Origin and Production - Lofts and Fittings - Food and Feeding -
Interbreeding - Crossing - Mendel's Law Applied to Homing Pigeons -
Founding a Loft - Some Physical Characters - Feathers and the Moult
- The Homing Instinct - Training - Preparing for Old Bird races -
Preparing for Young Bird Races, etc. Many of the earliest pigeon
books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are
now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books
are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high
quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Originally published in the early 1900s. The illustrated contents
include: Description - Capture and Importation - Breeding
Developments - Buying - Cages and Their Construction - Birdrooms
and Aviaries - Foods and Feeding - Care - As a Talker and Pet -
Breeding Difficulties - In-Breeding - Colour Varieties - Ailments
and Treatment. Etc. Many of the earliest cage bird books,
particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now
extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are
republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high
quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Originally published in 1898. The detailed and illustrated contents
include: The Art of Training Cocks - Nineteen Different Rules -
Articles of Agreement - Heeling and Handling - Diseases - Useful
Knowledge - A Few Don'ts - The Pit Dog - Dog Pit Rules - Treating
Sick Dogs - Conditioning Dogs - Tom Howards 14 day Exercise for
Cocks. Adverts etc. Many of the earliest cockfighting and pit dog
books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are
now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books
are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high
quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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