HAMLYN SPECIES GUIDES: THE KESTREL. By Michael Shrubb.
1993 1st edition. 8vo paperback (137 x 216mm). Pp128. Colour photographs, illustrations, maps, bibliography.
The kestrel is the commonest and most familiar of the European falcons, a partial migrant which has learned to exploit new habitats, created by man, for nesting and feeding. In The Kestrel, Michael Shrubb describes the distribution, feeding, courtship, nesting and territorial behaviour and plumage of this well-known bird of prey. Chapters include: The kestrel group; Races and distribution; Habitat and population; Food and hunting; Hunting range, territory and display; Breeding; Moult; Winter roosts and roosting; Movements and mortality.
The kestrel is the commonest and most familiar of the European falcons, a partial migrant which has learned to exploit new habitats, created by man, for nesting and feeding. In The Kestrel, Michael Shrubb describes the distribution, feeding, courtship, nesting and territorial behaviour and plumage of this well-known bird of prey. Chapters include: The kestrel group; Races and distribution; Habitat and population; Food and hunting; Hunting range, territory and display; Breeding; Moult; Winter roosts and roosting; Movements and mortality.
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42898
| Author | Shrubb (Michael). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 42898 |
| ISBN | 0540012785 / 0540012785. |
| Book Description | Minor faults, slight use / soiling to edges / slight fading to spine else solidly intact, second-hand paperback. |
| Book Cover | Paperback |
| Published Date | 1993 |
| Publisher | Hamlyn. |
| Place | London. |