Awards
- Commended for Benjamin Franklin Award (Nature/Environment) 2007
Overview
From majestic Bald Eagles to tiny Elf Owls, raptors are natures most fascinating and powerful birds. As predators with wide ranging habitats and food sources, raptors also serve as a litmus test for the health of their ecosystems. To preserve a species such as the Everglade Kite or Spotted Owl is to ensure the survival of many other creatures. Ornithologists Noel and Helen Snyder have spent nearly fifty years studying and photographing birds of prey in their natural habitat. The result of decades of firsthand field studies combined with key biological and conservation studies by other experts, Raptors of North America presents a comprehensive and captivating account of our continents birds of prey. Readers will meet the nocturnal raptors, the owls, and the diurnal raptors: hawks, harriers, kites, falcons, eagles, ospreys, vultures, and condors. This book was an editor's choice of the Scientific American Book Club.
Full Product Details
Author: Noel Snyder ,
Helen Snyder
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Imprint: Voyageur Press
Dimensions:
Width: 22.90cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 30.50cm
Weight: 1.887kg
ISBN: 9780760325827
ISBN 10: 0760325820
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 15 October 2006
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
California BookWatch, November 2006 An outstanding reference, this provides both the scholarly natural history references and the large-size photos lacking in more diminutive coverage.
Choice, August 2007 <br> All in all, this attractive book, full of personal experiences, is highly suitable for laypersons ... Recommended, lower/upper-level undergraduates and general readers. <br> Times Union (Albany, NY)<br> A scenic, informational journey through New York state. <br> <br> Choice, August 2007<br> This attractive book, full of personal experiences, is highly suitable for laypersons ... Recommended: Lower/upper-level undergraduates and general readers. <br>
Author Information
Helen Snyder and her husband Noel are the authors of Voyageur Pressu2019s Birds of Prey: Natural History and Conservation of North American Raptors (1991). They are best known for their efforts to preserve two endangered species - the Puerto Rican Parrot and the California Condor. Their contributions to zoological research and conservation have also involved many other species, including a fifty-year study of owls. The Snyders reside in Arizona.Noel and Helen Snyder are also the authors of Voyageur Press's Birds of Prey: Natural History and Conservation of North American Raptors (1991). They are best known for their efforts to preserve two endangered species - the Puerto Rican Parrot and the California Condor. Their contributions to zoological research and conservation have also involved many other species, including a fifty-year study of owls. Noel was awarded the prestigious Brewster Medal of the American Ornithologists' Union in 1989, and a Distinguished Achievement Award by the Society for Conservation Biology for his efforts on behalf of the Puerto Rican Parrot and the California Condor. The Snyders reside in Arizona.
