- Hardcover: 608 pages
- Publisher: Poyser (31 July 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0713665157
- ISBN-13: 978-0713665154
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.4 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 784,154 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having always found raptors difficult and confusing, I found this book a revelation. They are still difficult and confusing but now I understand why, and can better make sense of what I am seeing in the field. Pages and pages of text, diagrams and photos describe and illustrate each species, with identification summaries in flight at a distance, in flight closer-up and perched, together with sex and age differences. There is also a very useful section on understanding moult patterns and how this helps in aging a bird. The book is a bit heavy to carry in the field, but certainly one to refer to at the end of the day or before going out to look for a particular species. Excellent.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
PERHAPS TOO HEAVY TO CARRY IN THE FIELD BUT DICK FORSMAN'S BOOK OVERWHELMINGLY SURPASSES ANY OTHER BOOK WHICH I HAVE SEEN ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF BIRDS OF PREY .
NOT ONLY IS THE THE TEXT IS WELL WRITTEN AND COMPREHENSIVE BUT A WHOLE SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING AGE & SEX PLUMAGE FEATURES ARE PRESENTED FOR EACH SPECIES. THE ONLY ASPECT WHICH MIGHT BE A DOWNSIDE IS THAT AT TIMES THERE IS EVEN TOO MUCH DETAIL
NOT ONLY IS THE THE TEXT IS WELL WRITTEN AND COMPREHENSIVE BUT A WHOLE SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING AGE & SEX PLUMAGE FEATURES ARE PRESENTED FOR EACH SPECIES. THE ONLY ASPECT WHICH MIGHT BE A DOWNSIDE IS THAT AT TIMES THERE IS EVEN TOO MUCH DETAIL
3 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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This book should be labelled as a reprint with a different cover. My son has an earlier book of this title and it has a different cover picture, so we thought this was a new, updated book. It was a disappointment to find that the pages have exactly the same content, on the same page number, in both books.
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