Birds of Prey (Smith novel) is at war with England. Sir Francis Courteney and his son Hal attack ships of the Dutch East India Company off the coast of Africa. They are betrayed and Sir Francis is executed. Hal winds up working for Prester John. Film and TV rights to the book were bought by Corona Pictures but as of 2013 no adaptation has been filmed. Birds of Prey (Smith novel) Birds of Prey is a 1997 novel by Wilbur Smith set in the late 17th century. The novel was the first in the third sequence of the Courtney series of novels, and as of
Birds of Prey (1973 film) pursuing the other plane into the sunset with KBEX DJ banter over "I'll Get By". "Birds of Prey" was filmed in Salt Lake City, Utah, with final scenes shot at the recently closed Wendover Air Force Base, where the 509th Composite Group prepared for their atomic bomb missions in World War II. Parts of the film were also shot in Canyonlands and Sevenmile Canyon in Utah. The KBEX call letters were assigned to an FM station in Dalhart, Texas by the Federal Communications Commission on February 20, 2013. Prior to 2013, KBEX was typically used as a stock call sign