- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: Collins; First Edition edition (3 Nov 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 000727923X
- ISBN-13: 978-0007279234
- Product Dimensions: 28.2 x 25.4 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 520,866 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
 Trade In this Item for up to £23.10
Get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade in Extreme Birds: From the fastest to the smartest for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £23.10, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
A beautiful and fascinating portrait of the world's most extreme birds, from the biggest and fastest, to the smelliest and smartest.
Birds are among the most popular and fascinating of all living things. They amaze us with their variety, stun us with their beauty, and intrigue us with their ingenuity. Packed with astonishing facts and absorbing detail, this lavishly illustrated book brings together the extremes of the bird world, including the fastest flyer, the deepest diver, the craftiest builder and the funniest forager.
Featured alongside more conventional record breakers are some truly remarkable birds, such as the male emperor penguin that fasts for four months at a time, the Caledonian crow that uses tools fashioned out of leaves to skewer grubs, and the irrepressible kea that slides down tree trunks just for fun.
An exploration of exceptional forms, bizarre habits and fantastic feats, Extreme Birds reveals the extraordinary and often complex ways in which birds cope with the countless challenges of life.
About the Author
Dominic Couzens has written many books on birds and birdwatching, including two books published by Collins: Identifying Birds by Behaviour and Birds of Britain and Ireland. He is a leader of specialised bird tours both at home and abroad, and is a regular contributor to Birdwatch and BBC Wildlife magazines.
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A sort of "Guinness Book of Records" about our feathered friends.
Full of intriguing facts accompanied by beautiful photographs.
This is one of my favourite books to pick up and browse at leisure. The photos always make me smile.
In a word - STUNNING.
Full of intriguing facts accompanied by beautiful photographs.
This is one of my favourite books to pick up and browse at leisure. The photos always make me smile.
In a word - STUNNING.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is an attractive book which illustrates some of the extremes that exist in the bird world. If there were such an event as the Bird Olympics many of the contestants would be featured here. Obvious examples such as the largest, smallest, heaviest and lightest compete for space with the fastest and slowest and so on. It would have been easy to stop with physical attributes but this book explores different cases of extreme behaviour such as longest copulation (Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola - at up to 30 minutes). Interestingly there are no contenders offered for shortest copulation! In a similar vein the bird awarded the distinction of "sneakiest bigamist" is the Pied Flycatcher. Clearly the author has used his own judgement in many cases, and the result is a good mixture of stunning photography, interesting facts and a certain amount of humour. If it were possible to reappear as a bird then I have decided to return as a Lake Duck Oxyura vittata. I can't explain why in a journal of this stature, but if you want to know why you'll have to buy the book!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is the best book of bird pictures you will ever see
The author divides the birds he illustrates into 4 groups
1)extreme form-eg.ugliest,most poisonous etc.
2)extreme ability-fastest swimmer,best mimic etc.
3)extreme behaviour,eg.cleverest hunter,silliest antics etc.
4)extreme families eg. most eggs,warmest nestetc.
Each section has 30 examples of bird behaviour, there is an excellent text and picture with each bird.
If you want the best bird pictures I have ever seen this is the book for you.
The author divides the birds he illustrates into 4 groups
1)extreme form-eg.ugliest,most poisonous etc.
2)extreme ability-fastest swimmer,best mimic etc.
3)extreme behaviour,eg.cleverest hunter,silliest antics etc.
4)extreme families eg. most eggs,warmest nestetc.
Each section has 30 examples of bird behaviour, there is an excellent text and picture with each bird.
If you want the best bird pictures I have ever seen this is the book for you.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
extreme birds,from the fastest to the smartest
For what ive paid for the book,the cover is damaged and it was advertised has being NEW. (((((VERY VERY VERY))))) disappointed.will not be buying from this person (((((AGAIN))))).
Published on 11 Mar 2010 by Andrew J. Moore
Really Nice.
This book has really nice colour photos and interesting facts about the birds,I recommend this book.
Published on 25 Nov 2009 by Douglas Tucker
Some amazing facts for bird lovers.
Extreme birds is full of amazing facts for all the bird lovers out there (even those who are not so interested in birds should find this book interesting). Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2009 by K. J. Petrie
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
