Eric Hosking's Birds of Prey of the World

Near Fine used hardcover in dust jacket with mylar cover.  Small pencil markings on ffp.  Pen mark on outer edge of text block.  DJ is price clipped.

Raptors have always commanded great interest and attention:  in this book, ornithologist Jim Flegg and photographers Eric and David Hosking have collaborated to show how justified is the fascination.  Jim Flegg begins by dissecting the anatomy that makes these birds such high performance killers;  he then discusses their hunting techniques and the range of habitats they exploit;  he discusses the life cycles of different species, their nesting seasons and variations, display courtship, nest building and how they raise their chicks. He examines the problems of conservation and the threat to birds of prey from the misuse of agrochemicals and the destruction of habitat.  He draws in-depth portraits of twelve family groups:  New and Old World Vultures, Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Buzzards, Honey Buzzards, Secretary Birds, Harriers, Caracaras, Ospreys, and Falcons.  

Eric and David Hosking's magnificent photographs of over 100 species from all over the world illustrate and expand the text.