Raptors of North America: Natural History and Conservation by Noel and Helen Snyder
This new book about the raptors of North America belongs to the bookshelf of everyone interested in this subject. Written by Noel and Helen Snyder, two experts on raptors with a long field experience, this book is currently on of the best, most complete and most up to date book of the North American raptors and owls.This is not an identification book, but a book about the life of these fascinating birds. The book covers every raptor and owl species living in Canada and the United States. After a short introduction (including a short overview of raptor research) follow chapters on all North American raptor species. For each raptor the author describe the natural history of the bird, where it lives, what it eats, it's behaviour and it's conservation status. Included are many interesting stories of the authors own studies on raptors and owls. For example the authors describe how the watched the last breeding pairs of the California Conder in the 1980s, they describe the breeding of an elf owl in their own backyard or how they watched Gyrfalcons in Alaska.
Illustrated with many pictures (most of them very good) and written in an very easy to follow language this is the perfect book for everyone interested in the raptors of North America.
Book details:Raptors of North America: Natural History and Conservation Noel and Helen Snyder Voyageur Press 320 pages ISBN-10: 0760325820 ISBN-13: 978-0760325827 |