Malcolm ogilvie bruce pearson (5 Ergebnisse)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1994). 1994 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 242mm). Pp160. Beautifully illustrated with colour paintings and b/w drawings by Bruce Pearson, bibliography. Blue boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Slight damage to one or two pages edges where pages have been stuck. Not affecting text & still a clean copy in dust-wrapper. In this book "Malcolm Ogilvie groups the wildfowl species of the Western Palearctic by different aspects of their behaviour, such as flight, migration, flocking, roosting, courtship and nesting, and comfort behaviour. A comprehensive gazetteer details some of the best wildfowl watching sites in Europe. .Malcolm Ogilvie's detailed knowledge combine with Bruce Pearson's beautiful illustrations to provide an invaluable guide to understanding a wide variety of these spectacular birds." Contents include:- Feeding, behaviour and habits: Swimming and feeding from the surface; Diving and feeding underwater; Moving and feeding on land; Flying: Non-migratory flights; Taking off; Formation flying; Flightlessness; Social behaviour: Flocking; Roosting; Breeding behaviour: Courtship and copulatory behaviour; Nesting behaviour; Comfort behaviour: Bathing; Drying; Preening; Scratching; Care of soft parts; Stretching; Resting and sleeping; Gazetteer; Bibliography; Scientific names. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1994). 1994 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 242mm). Pp160. Beautifully illustrated with colour paintings and b/w drawings by Bruce Pearson, bibliography. Blue boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Slight use else very good in price-clipped dust-wrapper. In this book "Malcolm Ogilvie groups the wildfowl species of the Western Palearctic by different aspects of their behaviour, such as flight, migration, flocking, roosting, courtship and nesting, and comfort behaviour. A comprehensive gazetteer details some of the best wildfowl watching sites in Europe. .Malcolm Ogilvie's detailed knowledge combine with Bruce Pearson's beautiful illustrations to provide an invaluable guide to understanding a wide variety of these spectacular birds." Contents include:- Feeding, behaviour and habits: Swimming and feeding from the surface; Diving and feeding underwater; Moving and feeding on land; Flying: Non-migratory flights; Taking off; Formation flying; Flightlessness; Social behaviour: Flocking; Roosting; Breeding behaviour: Courtship and copulatory behaviour; Nesting behaviour; Comfort behaviour: Bathing; Drying; Preening; Scratching; Care of soft parts; Stretching; Resting and sleeping; Gazetteer; Bibliography; Scientific names. .…

Hardcover. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. Original price in cover £10. Very Good. Original price in cov.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book - very good, dust jacket - very good. Hamlyn Bird Behaviour Guides. Pearson, Bruce (illustrator).

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Plus. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Plus. First Edition. Hamlyn Bird Behaviour Guides. 160 pages. Illustrated. A little shelfwear. Dust-jacket in protective wraps. Ownership decorative initial "P" stamped on front endpaper. Bruce Pearson (illustrator).