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The Kingfisher

David Boag

The Kingfisher is arguably Britain's most beautiful and spectacular bird.While it is not particularly rare,it is seldom seen (except as a fleeting glimpse of blue) and few people ever get the chance to study it from close quarters.It is probably this elusive quality which has caused the Kingfisher to be lauded by poets,mysticised by folklore and used constantly as a subject for cards and ornaments of all kind.The combination of the bird's dazzling plumage and remarkable life style-it spends most of the autumn battling with its neighbours,nests deep underground and catches its food by diving head first into icy cold water-make it a fascinating and rewarding subject for close study.This book is based on the author's seven year study of the bird.It covers the complete life cycle of the Kingfisher and describes in detail the bird's habitat,its strong territorial instincts,courtship behaviour,nest building,the hatching and development of the young and its outstanding fishing abilities.

Hardback;1983 reprint.66 colour photographs.120pp.Long out of print.Condition fine in d/w.Price £14.00

*Also see KINGFISHERS,BEE-EATERS & ROLLERS

THE KINGFISHER

Rosemary Eastman

mapBy a curious quirk of nature the Kingfisher is both the most beautiful and the least known of British birds.Its brilliant plumage-dazzling cobalt blue back,warm chestnut orange underside,white throat,red legs-transforms the commonplace of any bankside,yet much of the bird's behaviour is still shrouded in legend.The Eastmans,embarking on their unique study of the Kingfishers life from their home at Whitchurch in Hampshire,were delighted and amazed by their discoveries.This book is the absorbing story of their explorations among the watercress beds and streams of the River Test.Here,fish-sticlebacks,bullhaeds and minnows-are plentiful and people rare.From their photographic hides the Eastmans were able to record for the first time the intimate habits of the Kingfisher:the unerring aim of its lightening underwater dive-the final stage of which is executed with its eyes closed;its courtship proceedings;its nest-excavating techniques;curiosities of its diet,its nesting,breeding and fledging habits;its territorial calls.

Hardback;1969 1st edition.One of the classic collins books.159pp.B/w & colour photographs.ConditionMint in d/w Price £15.00

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*See also Kingfishers & Kookaburras