Beschreibung:
Jonathan Elphick is a wildlife writer, editor, consultant, lecturer and broadcaster, specializing in ornithology. During a career spanning almost 40 years, he has written many books including The World of Birds, the bestseller Birdsong (2012) and the award-winning Birdwatcher's Handbook (2001). He was a researcher for Birds & People (2013), the largest survey of cultural attitudes to birds worldwide, and spent five years as researcher on the acclaimed bestseller Birds Britannica (2005).
Written by a highly regarded ornithologist and natural history expert, this is a comprehensive guide to the biology and behaviour of birds, illustrated throughout with photos, maps and diagrams. *Also appeared in June Buyer's Notes*