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Birds of prey : hawks, eagles, falcons, and vultures of North America / Pete Dunne, with Kevin T. Karlson ; photo research and production by Kevin T. Karlson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017Copyright date: ©2016Description: xi, 305 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780544018440
  • 0544018443
  • 9780544018471
  • 0544018478
Other title:
  • Hawks, eagles, falcons, and vultures of North America
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction : the allure of raptors -- The birds of prey -- Species accounts -- Osprey -- Kites. Hook-billed kite -- Swallow-tailed kite -- White-tailed kite -- Snail kite -- Mississippi kite -- Sea eagles. Bald eagle -- Harriers. Northern harrier -- Accipiters. Sharp-shinned hawk -- Cooper's hawk -- Northern goshawk -- Buteos and allies. Common black-hawk -- Harris's hawk -- Red-shouldered hawk -- Broad-winged hawk -- Gray hawk -- Short-tailed hawk -- Swainson's hawk -- White-tailed hawk -- Zone-tailed hawk -- Red-tailed hawk -- Ferruginous hawk -- Rough-legged hawk -- Aquila eagles. Golden eagle -- Falconidae. Crested caracara -- American kestrel -- Merlin -- Aplomado falcon -- Gyrfalcon -- Peregrine falcon -- Prairie falcon -- New world vultures. Black vulture -- Turkey vulture -- California condor -- Threats to birds of prey -- Things you can do to help birds of prey.
Summary: Always a popular group of birds, raptors symbolize freedom and fierceness, and in Pete Dunne's definitive guide, these traits are portrayed in hundreds of stunning color photographs showing raptors up close, in flight, and in action--fighting, hunting, and nesting. These gorgeous photographs enhance the comprehensive, authoritative text, which goes far beyond identification to cover raptor ecology, behavior, conservation, and much more. In returning to his forte and his first love, Pete Dunne has crafted a benchmark book on raptors: the first place to turn for any question about these highly popular birds, whether it's what they eat, where they live, or how they behave.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 598.9097 D923 Available 33111009204096
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A visually stunning, comprehensive resource on North America's birds of prey



Always a popular group of birds, raptors symbolize freedom and fierceness, and in Pete Dunne's definitive guide, these traits are portrayed in hundreds of stunning color photographs showing raptors up close, in flight, and in action--fighting, hunting, and nesting. These gorgeous photographs enhance the comprehensive, authoritative text, which goes far beyond identification to cover raptor ecology, behavior, conservation, and much more. In returning to his forte and his first love, Pete Dunne has crafted a benchmark book on raptors: the first place to turn for any question about these highly popular birds, whether it's what they eat, where they live, or how they behave.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-302) and index.

Introduction : the allure of raptors -- The birds of prey -- Species accounts -- Osprey -- Kites. Hook-billed kite -- Swallow-tailed kite -- White-tailed kite -- Snail kite -- Mississippi kite -- Sea eagles. Bald eagle -- Harriers. Northern harrier -- Accipiters. Sharp-shinned hawk -- Cooper's hawk -- Northern goshawk -- Buteos and allies. Common black-hawk -- Harris's hawk -- Red-shouldered hawk -- Broad-winged hawk -- Gray hawk -- Short-tailed hawk -- Swainson's hawk -- White-tailed hawk -- Zone-tailed hawk -- Red-tailed hawk -- Ferruginous hawk -- Rough-legged hawk -- Aquila eagles. Golden eagle -- Falconidae. Crested caracara -- American kestrel -- Merlin -- Aplomado falcon -- Gyrfalcon -- Peregrine falcon -- Prairie falcon -- New world vultures. Black vulture -- Turkey vulture -- California condor -- Threats to birds of prey -- Things you can do to help birds of prey.

Always a popular group of birds, raptors symbolize freedom and fierceness, and in Pete Dunne's definitive guide, these traits are portrayed in hundreds of stunning color photographs showing raptors up close, in flight, and in action--fighting, hunting, and nesting. These gorgeous photographs enhance the comprehensive, authoritative text, which goes far beyond identification to cover raptor ecology, behavior, conservation, and much more. In returning to his forte and his first love, Pete Dunne has crafted a benchmark book on raptors: the first place to turn for any question about these highly popular birds, whether it's what they eat, where they live, or how they behave.

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