The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors (The Crossley ID Guides)
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (742 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691157405 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"excellent guide" according to Texas gal. I walk at least 10,000 steps day in my Texas country neighborhood. Naturally, there are all sorts of birds along the way so this book has been an essential part of my identification/education process.. Five Stars Clint N. Paschal excellent Seller, no problems. "Five Stars" according to Kernscot. Excellent reference on birds.
This ID guide, like Crossley's earlier works, are ideal tools for the birder to use to familiarize him/herself with the shape and appearance of these fascinating raptors before going birding. This new Raptor guide is L.O.A.D.E.D!"--Jerry Jourdan, Jerry's Birding/Digiscoping Blog"You don't need to be a specialist to enjoy this book, despite the amount of information presented. Along with the insights of co-authors and renowned raptor experts Jerry Liguori and Brian Sullivan, Crossley presents the 34 diurnal raptors of No
Richard Crossley is an internationally acclaimed birder and photographer and the award-winning author of "The Crossley ID Guide" series (Princeton/Crossley Books), which has been recognized for its pioneering approach to bird identification. He has been studying raptors throughout North America for more than twenty-five years and has conducted hawk counts at numerous spring and fall migration sites. Brian Sullivan is the coauthor of
In addition, the book features an introduction, and thirty-four color maps accompany the plates. Part of the revolutionary Crossley ID Guide series, this is the first raptor guide with lifelike scenes composed from multiple photographs--scenes that allow you to identify raptors just as the experts do. Detailed and succinct accounts from two of North America's foremost raptor experts, Jerry Liguori and Brian Sullivan, stress the key identification features. The book's 101 scenes--including thirty-five double-page layouts--provide a complete picture of how these features are all related. Even the effects of lighting and other real-world conditions are illustrated and explained. The mystique of bird identification is eliminated, allowing even novice birders to identify raptors quickly and simply. Whether you are a novice or an expert, this one-of-a-kind guide will show you an entirely new way to look at these spectacular birds.The most complete guide to North American raptors, written by some of the foremost experts The first raptor guide using Ri