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The Crows
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mapFranklin Coombs. The European Corvids form a more varied and colourful family of birds than is often realised. The native British species range from the sleek black raven, crow and rook to the grey-headed jackdaw, red-billed chough , black and white magpie and multi-coloured jay. Equally striking are the continental species-the Alpine chough, azure-winged magpie, Siberian jay and nutcracker. This is the first book to be devoted entirely to these eleven species. Franklin Coombs, who has been studying the crow family for the past forty years, has distilled a vast amount of detailed research and has added the fruits of his own observations and fieldwork. The result is an authoritative and systematic, yet readable account of the life cycle and behaviour of each species :its field characteristics, a description of the adults, nestlings, juveniles and moult; distribution, posture and voice, and territory, nest site, nest building and eggs to fledging of young; roosting: predators, parasites, morbidity and mortality...
Hardback;1978 1st ed.255pp.line drawings, maps & b/w photos.4 colour plates.
The Raven
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"Few writers have captured all aspects of the raven in a single volume as personally and accurately as Derek Ratcliffe does in this wonderfully informative book."...Condor
The Raven is one of the most spectacular and romantic of British birds, but relatively neglected in the modern literature of ornithology. This book sets out to redress this imbalance. The place of the Raven in Myth, legend and history is long established and this book describes its fall from grace as a valued scavenger in medieval cities to a persecuted outcast in the modern wilds.
Today Ravens carry a new omen in the modern world, as a barometer of goodwill to wildlife. Like those in the Tower of London, the continued existence of Ravens in our wild countryside will be telling us something about both our current situation and our prospects for the future.
- Provides a thorough summary of the Raven's natural history and its long association with humankind.
- Addresses major features of Raven behaviour such as flocking, communal roosting of non-breeders, nesting habitats and intelligence.
- Wonderful illustrations by Chris Rose.
- Discussion of the Northern hemisphere raven is enlivened by reference to other raven species.
- Describes how the species position in the UK is delicately balanced and depends on both sympathetic land management practices and improving attitudes to Ravens as friends not foes.
384 Pages. Hardback
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The Magpies
"Here is a fine a guide to understanding the behaviour of a wild bird as I can recall reading...here is meticulous reviewing, heavily bolstered with the fruits of Birkhead's own scientific endeavours...you must read this book". Jim Reid, Scottish Bird News
Hardback 320 pages. NOW £27.95 POST FREE UK !
Ravens in Winter
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From biblical times to our own, in legend and literature, the raven has played a significant role in the mythologies of nations, but there has never been a more intimate and painstaking portrayal of this most intelligent species than Heinrich's. His discoveries show scientific method in its most admirable and accessible form, and his exhilarating book is one that will appeal to all lovers of wildlife.
Hardback; 379pp. Line drawings, charts tables etc Fine in d/w. Barrie & Jenkins London 1990
Crows and Jays
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'By far the best and the only comprehensive collection of illustrations of the corvidae within the covers of a single book '...IBIS
Paperback;234 x 156 mm.216pp.30 colour plates.120 colour maps.
*See also 'The Crows' Franklin Coombs
Now £17.99 Post Free UK
