ABIRDLOVER'S YEAR 



breeding species. So many magnificent birds 

 that were a hundred years ago reckoned as 

 common have now to be scheduled as well- 

 nigh extinct. Hawks and falcons are no 

 longer prized as they were of yore. The 

 decline of falconry and the preservation of 

 game have altered man's attitude towards 

 them, but most birdlovers will ever remain 

 strangely attracted by these magnificent 

 and most interesting birds. 



