The Black Grouse circus horses Historian Derek Beattie has created

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The Black Grouse circus horses Historian Derek Beattie has createdThe first book to be written on this fascinating, severely declining species, the Black Grouse. Beautifully illustrated with the authors own watercolours, this lively natural history conveys Lauries passion for these vulnerable, delightfully aggressive and at turns shy and elusive, birds as they struggle for survival.