A revolutionary, comprehensive, and authoritative photographic guide
to North America's raptors
Part of the revolutionary Crossley ID Guide series, this is the first
raptor guide with lifelike scenes composed from multiple
photographs--scenes that allow you to identify raptors just as the
experts do. Experienced birders use the most easily observed and
consistent characteristics--size, shape, behavior, probability, and
general color patterns. The book's 101 scenes--including thirty-five
double-page layouts--provide a complete picture of how these features
are all related. Even the effects of lighting and other real-world
conditions are illustrated and explained. Detailed and succinct accounts
from two of North America's foremost raptor experts, Jerry Liguori and
Brian Sullivan, stress the key identification features. This complete
picture allows everyone from beginner to expert to understand and enjoy
what he or she sees in the field. The mystique of bird identification is
eliminated, allowing even novice birders to identify raptors quickly and
simply.
Comprehensive and authoritative, the book covers all thirty-four of
North America's diurnal raptor species (all species except owls). Each
species is featured in stunning color plates that show males and
females, in a full spectrum of ages and color variants, depicted near
and far, in flight and at rest, and from multiple angles, all caught in
their typical habitats. There are also comparative, multispecies scenes
and mystery photographs that allow readers to test their identification
skills, along with answers and full explanations in the back of the
book. In addition, the book features an introduction, and thirty-four
color maps accompany the plates.
Whether you are a novice or an expert, this one-of-a-kind guide will
show you an entirely new way to look at these spectacular birds.
- The most complete guide to North American raptors, written by some of
the foremost experts
- The first raptor guide using Richard Crossley's acclaimed, innovative
composite images that show birds as they actually appear in the field
- 101 stunning color plates--including thirty-five double-page
layouts--composed from thousands of photographs
- Comparative, multispecies plates and photos of mystery species that
allow readers to test their growing identification skills
- Complete with introduction, 34 color maps, and detailed species
accounts
