RSPB British Birds of Prey

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Hobbies are summer visitors to the UK, and time their arrivals to coincide with the migrations of swallows and martins. They are extremely agile, and their main sources of food are small birds and dragonflies whilst in the UK. Red kites have been saved from the brink of extinction, with sucessful reintroduction projects up and down the country. They are almost unmistakable, with their deep red/orange colours and their distinctive forked tails. Closer up, you can see their massive, broad wings have long fingers to them. Their feathers are generally a dark brown, gradually building to a golden brown colour on their heads; from which they get their name. First Edition. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 208 p., 24 plates; illus. 21 cm. Notes; Bibliography: p. 12. Subjects; Birds of prey. Birds Europe. Birds of prey Europe. Birds of prey Great Britain. Raptores Europe Spotters' handbooks. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated. 1 Kg. VISIT the birds in their houses WATCH amazing flying shows daily FLY a bird yourself on our experience days

With a diet of fish and birds, they nest on the coast and are rarely seen inland. They are similar in shape to a golden eagle, but they are bigger and have a much shorter tail. The tail is white, and the head is pale. Like the golden eagle, it's hard to mistake for another bird because of it's size. This celebration of the UK's raptors and owls is an excellent introduction to one of our most exciting groups of animals..beautiful photos.Hardcover, 1992). 1992 1st edition. 4to (200 x 270mm). Pp192. Colour plates by Alastair Proud, colour and b/w photographs, b/w illustrations, bibliography. Grey boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. "The first specialist book on all British raptors to appear since 1976. [the author] examines the history of our twenty-three regular breeders and visitors, and gives full details of their natural history .current status and distribution, diet, behaviour, field characteristics, habitat, breeding, migration and movements." Includes information on vagrants. Many illustrations including paintings by Alasair Proud. All species discussed are illustrated, including their eggs. . This book is a celebration of British raptors (including owls), with 200 stunning colour photographs. Tailor made lesson plans to suit your Key Stage. Topics such as flight, predators & nocturnal animals combined with flying demos & hands-on activities really bring your lesson to life! British birds of prey come in a range of different shapes, sizes and families, and telling them apart when all you have is a fleeting glimpse or a far-off silhoutette in the sky can be difficult. This Springwatch guide will look at the similarities and differences in flying raptors, to give you more chance of a sucessful identification when you're out enjoying nature. Hardcover, 1959). 1959 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 223mm). Ppxii,172. B/w photographs. Good-plus in poor dust-wrapper. A good study of British raptors. .

Stephen Message is one of the UK's foremost bird artists as well as an experienced birdwatcher. He studied Graphic Design, then specialised in natural history illustration at Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and has worked as a freelance artist ever since. Stephen has twice been runner up for the Bird Illustrator of the Year, and he was the Birdwatch Artist of the Year in 2017. Stephen painted the beautiful cover artworks for all four editions of the RSPB Handbook of British Birds. He has illustrated many books in his career, including Waders of Europe, Asia and North America, Bill Oddie's Birds of Britain and Ireland and the Field Guide to the Birds of South-East Asia. Find out more about our daily events and activities at The British Bird of Prey Centre and the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Come rain or shine there's loads to do for the whole family!

Birds of prey in the field : a guide to the British and European species / by Roger Harkness and Colin Murdoch; illustrated with drawings by the authors and photographs by Eric Hosking, Lennart Norstro?m and Arne Schmitz The peregrine falcon. Famed for its speed, its power and its sheer deadly attitude, these are the fastest things in the animal kingdom. A peregrine falcon can exceed speeds of 200mph in full stoop, although they don't often do this in the wild. Hitting a pigeon at that speed wouldn't be too good for either bird...

At The British Bird of Prey Centre, you can take a stroll around our aviaries and learn all about the different birds that live and holiday here in the UK. Condition: Very good. xiii, 400, 16 b/w plates. . HB. Vg in d/w (fading to spine; price-clipped; in publisher's orig. clear duraseal cover). 1st edition. [9780002194051]. Sparrowhawks were almost extinct in the UK after centuries of persecution and pesticides which caused their eggs to break before they could hatch. After sucessful conservation efforts, these birds are thriving now, and there could be as many as 40,000 pairs breeding in Britain. Photograph our native raptors and owls during our 3 daily flying displays or book a Bird of Prey Photography Day and we will tailor the session just for you or your group The Golden Eagle. There's no mistaking this bird, down to its sheer size. As a naturalist once said; 'if you're in two minds as to whether it's a buzzard or an eagle, then it's a buzzard.' You just know when you've seen an eagle.If you are looking for even more excitement, you can have a go at flying a bird yourself, on our award-winning private and group experiences! Whilst mainly brown, they have light patches on the underside of their wings, which can help to distinguish them from ravens or large crows at a glance. Their primary wing feathers also give the appearance of long fingers. A good way to spot buzzards is to listen for their distinctive and iconic 'mew' call. Whilst similar in shape to female sparrowhawks, goshawks are much bigger and generally a lot more powrefully built. They have broad, short wings and a shorter tail than a sparrowhawk, and females can reach a size comparable to that of a buzzard. They are much harder to see than a sparrowhawk, and are extremely secretive birds. Listen for the alarm calls of other birds, and look for a flash of grey as you walk through known goshawk woods. FIRST EDITION - VERY GOOD - NO DUSTWRAPPER. PREVIOUS OWNER'S NEAT INSCRIPTION ON F.E.P. A USEFUL GUIDE OF THE BRITISH AND EUROPEAN SPECIES. ILLUSTRATED WITH DRAWINGS BY THE AUTHORS AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY ERIC HOSKING, LENMART NORSTROM AND ARNE SCHMITZ. Other than size, they differ in the buzard by having a longer tail. They'll fly with their wings in a 'V-shape' and flight from perching, or at low altitudes can seem laboured, with long, slow wing beats until they gather momentum or hit the hot air column.