Marianne Taylor

RSPB British Birds of Prey (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a celebration of British raptors (including owls), with 200 stunning colour photographs.

An authoritative text examines the biology and ecology of each species, following their fortunes as British breeding birds from historical times to the present day.

This book serves as a showcase of these fabulous birds and highlights the diverse work of the RSPB in ensuring their survival.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472932259
• Artikelnr.: 44867737

Autorenporträt

Marianne Taylor is a birdwatcher, dragonfly-finder and mammal-seeker from Kent, England. She has written many books on wildlife including British Naturefinder, British Birds of Prey and Spotlight Robins for the RSPB and two previous nature-writing narratives, Dragonflight and Way of the Hare.

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Foreword by Roy Dennis, MBE Introduction Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Osprey Pandion haliaetus Red Kite
Milvus milvus Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus Goshawk Accipiter gentilies Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Merlin Falco
columbarius Hobby Falco subbeteo Tawny Owl Strix aluco Barn Owl Tyto alba
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Long-earned Owl Asio otus Little Own Athene
noctua Rare Visitors and Vagrants Glossary References Acknowledgements