Hawks in FlightHawks in Flight
the Flight Identification of North American Raptors
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Book, 2012
Current format, Book, 2012, 2nd ed, Available now.Book, 2012
Current format, Book, 2012, 2nd ed, Available now. Offered in 0 more formatsDescribes the characteristic flight, behavior, and migration pattern for species of North American raptors, including Swainson's hawks, Merlin falcons, and Golden eagles.
Some 24 years after the first edition, veteran hawk watchers Dune, David Sibley, and Clay Sutton present a second that is expanded to include all the raptors that have established breeding populations in the US and Canada. Among their topics are the flight identification of raptors from the shotgun to the sublime, falcons: birds that measure distance by the horizon, big black eagles and vultures, aerialists and specialists of Florida, and other birds that soar. The book is tightly focused on distinguishing between species as seen in flight from the ground; the natural history, ecology, and other scientific information must be sought elsewhere once people know what they are looking at. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Among the world's most popular birds, hawks can be some of the most difficult birds to identify. They're most often seen flying high above and at a distance.
In the first edition of Hawks in Flight, Pete Dunne, David Sibley, and Clay Sutton presented a holistic method of hawk identification, using general body shape, the way they move, and the places they are most likely to be seen.
The new edition of the book that Roger Tory Peterson called a "landmark" integrates an array of carefully selected photographs, David Sibley's superb illustrations, and a clear, information-packed text and takes raptor identification to a higher level. This edition covers all of the raptors that breed in North America, including those with limited ranges in Florida, the Southwest, and Texas.
Picking up where its predecessor ended by including two decades of raptor identification refinement, Hawks in Flight summarizes and places in users&; hands an identification skill set that used to take years to master. The unique alchemy of Dunne, Sibley, and Sutton&;including their collective experience of more than one hundred years watching hawks&;make this book a singular achievement and a must-have for anyone interested in hawks.
Some 24 years after the first edition, veteran hawk watchers Dune, David Sibley, and Clay Sutton present a second that is expanded to include all the raptors that have established breeding populations in the US and Canada. Among their topics are the flight identification of raptors from the shotgun to the sublime, falcons: birds that measure distance by the horizon, big black eagles and vultures, aerialists and specialists of Florida, and other birds that soar. The book is tightly focused on distinguishing between species as seen in flight from the ground; the natural history, ecology, and other scientific information must be sought elsewhere once people know what they are looking at. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Among the world's most popular birds, hawks can be some of the most difficult birds to identify. They're most often seen flying high above and at a distance.
In the first edition of Hawks in Flight, Pete Dunne, David Sibley, and Clay Sutton presented a holistic method of hawk identification, using general body shape, the way they move, and the places they are most likely to be seen.
The new edition of the book that Roger Tory Peterson called a "landmark" integrates an array of carefully selected photographs, David Sibley's superb illustrations, and a clear, information-packed text and takes raptor identification to a higher level. This edition covers all of the raptors that breed in North America, including those with limited ranges in Florida, the Southwest, and Texas.
Picking up where its predecessor ended by including two decades of raptor identification refinement, Hawks in Flight summarizes and places in users&; hands an identification skill set that used to take years to master. The unique alchemy of Dunne, Sibley, and Sutton&;including their collective experience of more than one hundred years watching hawks&;make this book a singular achievement and a must-have for anyone interested in hawks.
An indispensable guide for hawk watchers, this is a completely new edition of the seminal book that introduced a holistic method for identifying distant birds in flight.
 
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