Author | : Jerry Liguori |
File Size | : 43,7 Mb |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 03 April 2011 |
ISBN | : 9780691135595 |
Pages | : 208 pages |
Hawks at a Distance by Jerry Liguori Book PDF Summary
"Hawks at a Distance" is the first volume to focus on distant raptors as they are truly seen in the field. Jerry Liguori, a leading expert on North American raptors, factors in new information and approaches for identifying twenty-nine species of raptor in various lighting situations and settings. The field guide's nineteen full-color portraits, 558 color photos, and 896 black-and-white images portray shapes and plumages for each species from all angles. Useful flight identification criteria are provided and the accompanying text discusses all aspects of in-flight hawk identification, including flight style and behavior. Concentrating on features that are genuinely observable at a distance ..."--Jacket.