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A Life of Ospreys

Categorie	Roofvogels en uilen
Boeknummer	#312873-VD3
Titel	A Life of Ospreys
Auteur	Dennis, Roy
Boektype	Paperback
Druk	2e druk
Uitgeverij	Caithness : Whittles Publishing
Jaar van uitgave	2009
ISBN10	1904445268
ISBN13	9781904445265
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, illustrations in colour, 8vo.
Samenvatting	Life of Ospreys tells the story not only of the osprey, but of the osprey watcher, following the bird's fortunes in Scotland, seeing its numbers rise from that single pair in the 1950s to close to 200 pairs today. It traces the osprey's history in Scotland and the rest of the UK - including the bad old days of egg thieves and the shooting of birds as specimens - to the present day, with satellite radios allowing us to follow and map the every move of the osprey on its migration to Africa and back. With many personal anecdotes and insights, the book covers the ecology and conservation of the osprey from Roy pioneering the building of artificial nests - instrumental in increasing their numbers and range - to starting the first European translocation of chicks from their nests in the Highlan... (Lees verder)ds and releasing them at Rutland Water Nature Reserve in the Midlands.
Pagina's	211
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 15,00

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