Birds of prey spend most of their time in flight and, when viewed from the ground, they are notoriously hard to identify. Australian Birds of Prey in Flight is a photographic guide to the eagles, hawks, kites and falcons flying high above you. Individual species profiles describe distinguishing features and the text is supported by detailed images showing the birds at six different angles and poses, using photographs from many of Australia's leading bird photographers. Annotated multi-species comparison plates highlight key features that can help differentiate birds of prey in flight.

This book will be of value to anyone who wants to learn more about Australia's birds of prey, and will provide a useful reference for identifying soaring birds in the field, and also while trying to identify images from your own camera.

FEATURES:

• First guide to focus solely on helping you to identify Australian birds of prey in flight.
• Coverage of 26 birds of prey, including all resident Australian species, as well as 2 regular visitors.
• Lavishly illustrated with photographs from many Australian bird photographers.
• Photographic plates combine multiple photographs of birds at different angles of flight for easier comparison of key characteristics.
• Detailed text and annotated photographs to explain the key features and markers that help you to identify that distant flying bird of prey.

About the Author
Richard Seaton works as a Regional Ecologist for the Australian Wildlife Conservancy in north-east Australia. He has worked on and researched birds of prey in New Zealand, Mauritius, the UK and Madagascar and most recently the Red Goshawk in Australia.

Mat Gilfedder is a Senior Research Scientist with CSIRO, and an Adjunct Senior Fellow with the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at The University of Queensland. Mat chairs the national steering committee for eBird Australia.

Stephen Debus works as an independent ecological consultant, and is an honorary research associate in zoology at the University of New England, with a lifetime of published studies on Australian raptors.

Reviews
"Australia has many fine field guides, but this is the first to take the next critical step and really permit identification of a much loved but difficult to identify group of birds. For heavens sake, this is a no brainer-go out and get your copy now!" -- K. David Bishop * The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 131(2) *



Book Information
ISBN 9781486308668
Author Richard Seaton
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint CSIRO Publishing
Publisher CSIRO Publishing
Weight(grams) 300g
Dimensions(mm) 215mm * 148mm * 8mm