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Birds of Prey, Hammond & Pearson: H/B: 1st Edition: Ornithology: Bird Behaviour
Birds of Prey, Hammond & Pearson: H/B: 1st Edition: Ornithology: Bird Behaviour
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Birds of Prey: Hamlyn Bird Behaviour Guides
By Nicholas Hammond & Bruce Pearson.
Published by Hamlyn, London, 1993. First edition. Hardback cover with dust jacket (unclipped), 160 pages. Colour illustrations throughout.
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Very good condition - see photos. No names or writing. Illustrations crisp and clear throughout.
Britain and Europe boast an impressive variety of raptors (diurnal birds of prey), from White-tailed Eagles in the Volga delta to Peregrines and Ospreys in Scotland and Griffon Vultures in Spain. Their position at the head of the food chain and their particular importance as indicators for habitat conservation ensures enduring interest in these magnificent birds.
Many raptors have developed highly specialized behavioural features in response to their environments - not only feeding and hunting techniques, but courtship and territorial displays, and migration.
In Birds of Prey, Nicholas Hammond's informative text and Bruce Pearson's keenly observed illustrations reveal many of these adaptations, providing a fascinating insight into raptor behaviour and an invaluable aid to field observation
Birds of Prey concludes with a gazetteer of the prime raptor-watching sites throughout the Western Palearctic - Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
(Bindery shelf B1)
