Birds of Prey Sparrow Hawk, Kestrel, Peregrine, Merlin, Hen Harrier, Golden Eagle etc
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Birds of Prey page 1 .Below is a small selection of books about birds of prey. To view our entire online store click here |
The Falcons of the World |
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Tom J Cade. Illustrated
with paintings from R David Digby The Falcon's approach to perfection of form and function has engendered a universal fascination for these superb predators. This book is both a comparative study of falcons, and a celebration of these most masterful of all avian hunters. The genus Falco has been the subject of intensive scientific study. As predators at the end of the food chain, falcons were among the first to suffer from excessive use of pesticides - more than anything else it was the decline of the Peregrine Falcon that alerted the world to the danger of these chemicals .Dr Tom Cade, professor of ornithology at Cornell University, has studied falcons throughout his life and is now in the forefront of research programmes aimed at breeding and restoring falcons in the outdoors. His authoritative and readable text provides the most up-to-date summary available of all that is now known about these superb birds of prey. The introduction describes the classification, anatomy, behaviour, breeding, and conservation of falcons generally. There is then an essay on each of the thirty-nine species of the genus falco, in which details of distribution, status, hunting, habitat, and special behaviour are considered. Hardback;192pp.Collins 1982.Superb colour plates. |
Eagles, Hawks & Falcons of the World
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Leslie Brown & Dean Amadon This book, the most authoritative currently available, aims to bring together in one work all the knowledge on the diurnal birds of prey of the world. Many of the birds of prey have been exhaustively studied in recent years, and a great deal is known about their habits. Others, especially those living in the forests of South America and the Far East, remain virtually unknown. In some cases they may be related to other well known species. The breeding habits of that spectacular and relatively common species, the King Vulture, have never been fully described, nor those of the world's largest eagles' Pithecophaga jefferyi. Some small island species are in danger of extinction while still largely unknown, and the continuing destruction of the world's rain forests will have a devastating effect on hundreds of birds. |
The Montagu's Harrier |
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Roger Clarke. Surely no birder can resist this wonderful
raptor. For those who delve into it's ecology, a whole host of fascinating questions and
answers arise. An immense body of research and history lies behind the bird. Roger
Clarke
makes this accessible to all. 'A Man who is passionate about his subject and who's combination of enthusiasm and scientific details echoes writings of an earlier era, such as the New Naturalist monographs...deserves a place on the bookshelves of any birdlover...BBC Wildlife Magazine. Hardback; 225 x 160 mm.224pp.Colour plates by Bruce Pearson. dust jacket by Michael warren. Colour photos by Roger Clarke. |
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The Marsh Harrier |
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Roger
Clarke. The Marsh Harrier is the largest of the four western
Palaearctic harriers
and the one large spectacular bird of prey easily viewed in the south-east of
Britain. Roger Clarke tells the story of the conservation movement's success with the
species, and provides a comprehensive treatment of its intriguing biology and places it in
its European and worldwide contexts.
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The Hen Harrier |
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Donald
Watson. Artist, ornithologist
and author, Donald Watson has made an especial study of the Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
over many years and his field notes and sketch books of this exceptional bird of prey go
back to the 1940s.The book opens with the world distribution of the harrier family, then
there is a fuller treatment of the Hen Harrier in Europe and North America (the Marsh
Hawk), its history and present status. Further chapters detail hunting methods and prey
selection, the breeding cycle, migration and distribution. The second part of the book is a
closely observed account of the Hen Harrier in Donald Watson's particular study areas in
Scotland, in moorland and forest habitats. The author's colour paintings, line drawings and
reproductions from his field sketch books are an outstanding accompaniment to a most
readable yet scholarly text. 307pp.Hardback.1977 1st (and only) edition. A Hard to Find and rare Poyser title |
The Red Kite |
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Ian Carter illustrated by Dan Powell.' Illustrated by Dan Powell and a series of colour photographs, this book on one of Europe's most elegant birds follows roger Lovegrove's The Kites tale and updates the story. From the struggles to maintain a native population in Wales the book gets right up-to-date with the recent reintroduction projects that have been so successful. Ian Carter, in his role with English Nature, has been deeply involved with English Kite reintroduction projects and knows Kites well in the field. His knowledge and enthusiasm comes through well in the comprehensive text.....RSPB BIRDS Autumn 2001 |
The Kites Tale (the story of the Red Kite in Wales) |
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Roger Lovegrove. Hardback; RSPB 1990.147pp.Colour photos, tables, charts, etc. Lovely line illustrations. Fine in d/w now out of print and very popular monograph. Post free UK More details here |
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The Hobby |
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Anthony Chapman. This is the first complete account in the English
language of this popular but secretive species. Backed by detailed tables and
definitive
maps, this fully illustrated book describes the Hobby's breeding cycle, varied hunting
techniques and wide prey spectrum. It also examines the bird's status throughout it's
Eurasian range. ' all in all this is a fine book worthy of it's subject....This is a book you will want to pick up and read. If you too have been captivated by the hunter in red trousers, then you won't be disappointed with this book...Birdwatching Magazine Hardback; 224 x 160 mm.216pp. Cover by Mike Warren illustrations by Bruce Pearson. |
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Forest Nesting Merlins |
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Jack Orchel Recommendations for conserving this rare falcon, published by the Hawk & Owl trust. Colour plates, Paperback. |
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The Merlins of the Welsh Marches |
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D. A Orton The Merlins of the Welsh Marches grew from the meticulous detailed diaries, written originally purely for personal interest, that the author has kept for many years to record his bird watching and protection activities. The book covers four seasons from 1971 to 1974 that he spent with merlins, the smallest falcons found in Britain, on or near their nest-sites on moorland either side of the border of what is now the Welsh county of Powys and the adjacent English counties......... Hardback;168pp.1980.b/w photos. Excellent read. Very popular. post free UK |
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Birds of Prey |
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Gareth Parry
and Rory Putman. The birds of prey - eagles, hawks, owls and falcons - have
always held an uncanny fascination for the human imagination. Their dispassionate mastery
over life and death, their incredible speed and strength, their keen eyesight and terrible
efficiency suggest nobility, power and freedom. This sense of their grace and authority is
reflected in the heraldry of nations - from the eagles of the Roman legions to the seal of
the American Republic. In Birds of Prey, these winged executioners are portrayed in
illustrations so stunning and so precise that the subjects seem to take on a life and
energy of their own. The book begins with an introduction - illustrated with line
engravings, diagrams, maps and habitat photographs-that encompasses the anatomy and
physiology of the various species, their adaptation to the predatory habit, their present
distribution in the environment and their conservation. This is followed by full-colour
paintings done especially for this book by Gareth Parry. Hardback;1st American edition 1979.120pp.Fine condition in dust cover. Brilliant colour plates Example here with text extract. |
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Andrew Village The author studied the Kestrel for several years in Scottish hill country and sheepwalk, then in two agricultural areas of eastern England, but his book also includes much valuable observation and data from Europe and elsewhere. Its twenty-one chapters cover all aspects of the Kestrel's life cycle, with especial emphasis on breeding performance, population densities and turnover, and age and sex ratios. A section of over seventy tables of supporting data concludes the book. |
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Gordon Riddle Seasons with the Kestrel, is a unique view of this little bird of prey, seen through the eyes of a field naturalist. Using diary notes, intimate observation and detailed photography, Gordon Riddle illustrates and explains the breeding cycle and daily behaviour of Falco tinnunculus - the kestrel. More details here |
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