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A showdown ensues between a bird of prey and a barnyard rooster in this masterpiece of nature fiction from the author of
The Fox and the Hound.
Whitehackle comes from a long line of fighting cocks, but exceeds expectations as he rises to the top of the pecking order. His reputation grows when he chases off a fox and attacks a hawk in gallant defense of one his hens. The arrogant rooster is now king of the barnyard, but the hawk still circles aboveĀ .Ā .Ā .
A female Cooper's hawk, Ishmael, has few natural enemies. Life itself is her greatest foeāand survive she must, to mate and nest and raise her young. Even a gunshot can't stop this courageous birdāyet she may have met her match in WhitehackleĀ .Ā .Ā .
The day-to-day life of hawk and rooster collide in a fragile environment encroached upon by modern forces in a story of predationāboth animal and human.
"A very compelling tale.Ā .Ā .Ā . Mannix, who has spent most of his life near and with animals, treads it with a sure foot and a clear-eyed unsentimental approach. Like the nature he writes about, he makes no apologies and asks no special indulgenceāand he writes a very readable book." ā Sports Illustrated
"Mannix shifts back and forth between natural enemies, dramatizing but not fictionalizing their life experiences in thoroughly entertaining information writing.Ā .Ā .Ā . He's combined a mass of wild bird lore with a coopful of material on the complex social structure and behavior patterns of domestic poultry. Bet your nestegg on it." ā Kirkus Reviews
Whitehackle comes from a long line of fighting cocks, but exceeds expectations as he rises to the top of the pecking order. His reputation grows when he chases off a fox and attacks a hawk in gallant defense of one his hens. The arrogant rooster is now king of the barnyard, but the hawk still circles aboveĀ .Ā .Ā .
A female Cooper's hawk, Ishmael, has few natural enemies. Life itself is her greatest foeāand survive she must, to mate and nest and raise her young. Even a gunshot can't stop this courageous birdāyet she may have met her match in WhitehackleĀ .Ā .Ā .
The day-to-day life of hawk and rooster collide in a fragile environment encroached upon by modern forces in a story of predationāboth animal and human.
"A very compelling tale.Ā .Ā .Ā . Mannix, who has spent most of his life near and with animals, treads it with a sure foot and a clear-eyed unsentimental approach. Like the nature he writes about, he makes no apologies and asks no special indulgenceāand he writes a very readable book." ā Sports Illustrated
"Mannix shifts back and forth between natural enemies, dramatizing but not fictionalizing their life experiences in thoroughly entertaining information writing.Ā .Ā .Ā . He's combined a mass of wild bird lore with a coopful of material on the complex social structure and behavior patterns of domestic poultry. Bet your nestegg on it." ā Kirkus Reviews
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Publisher
Open Road MediaYear
2025eBook ISBN
9798337200354Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- 1. The Gamecock
- 2. The Hawk
- 3. Cock Oā the Walk
- 4. Queen of the Woods
- 5. Man-Fighter
- 6. The Huntress
- 7. The Barnyard
- 8. The Last Fight
- Authorās Note
- About the Author
- Copyright