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RSPB Spotlight Ducks and Geese: RSPB

Autor Marianne Taylor
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 mai 2020
RSPB Spotlight: Ducks and Geese is packed with eye-catching, informative colour photos, and features succinct, detailed text written by a knowledgeable naturalist.This is a detailed 'biography' of ducks and geese that breed in or regularly visit the UK - covering 30 species in all. It will include chapters on the evolution of ducks and geese, their place in the natural world, their anatomy and physiology, various feeding methods, spectacular courtship displays and diverse breeding behaviour. Marianne Taylor reveals their often epic migrations and examine their social interactions with their own and other species, including their unusual readiness to hybridise. She also details their relationships with humankind over the centuries, including their presence in folklore and literature and their role in our lives as both prey and pets.She explores their presence as feral and sometimes invasive species outside their natural ranges, and their current status within their native wild ranges as the group includes several species recently recognised as being of global conservation concern.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781472971647
ISBN-10: 1472971647
Pagini: 128
Ilustrații: 200 colour photos
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Wildlife
Seria RSPB

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Full of interesting information from an experienced author (Marianne has written two other books in the popular Spotlight series, as well as numerous other natural history titles)

Notă biografică

Marianne Taylor is a freelance writer, illustrator, photographer and editor, and author of numerous natural history books, including the RSPB British Birdfinder and its recent companion title, RSPB British Naturefinder, as well as The Way of the Hare, RSPB British Birds of Prey, and two previous titles in this series, Spotlight Owls and Spotlight Robins. A passion for all wildlife has been a driving force throughout Marianne's life.

Cuprins

Meet the Ducks and GeeseEvolution and AdaptationBreedingDiet and FeedingSocial LifeMigrationThreats and ConservationWildfowl and PeopleWatching Ducks and GeeseGlossaryFurther Reading and ResourcesAcknowledgementsImage CreditsIndex