A Photographic Guide to North American Raptors
by Brian K. Wheeler, William S. Clark
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Author: Brian K. Wheeler, William S. ClarkEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003
ISBN: 069111644X
Number of pages: 198
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Book Review: Nice Photos
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased this book specifically to improve my ability to identify different buteos and their various morphs. I live in South Texas that holds a good number of resident Harris hawks, Crested Caracaras, American Kestrils and a few others. During the migration and winter, the hawk/falcon population soars [pardon the pun], including the number of buteos. Well, despite their size and relatively sedentary natures I have problems identifying many of these hawks. Certainly a mature redtailed redtail hawk is easy to identify but I have seen very few of these classical morphs.
I hoped this book would help me but I made something of a mistake purchasing a photographic guide. For reasons beyond me, photographs are less helpful to me than accurate drawings. This may be my specific problem but I suspect their are other bird aficionados who have the same problem.
The photos in this book are excellent, showing the various species and their various morphs in different poses. The organization is good but, for whatever reason, it hasn't helped me much.
At the same time I bought this book, I bought Pertersen's excellent 'Hawks of North America'. It contains both drawings and photographs. The organization is good and it is adding to my ability to identify these birds.
Ron Braithwaite, author of novels--'Skull Rack' and 'Hummingbird God'--on the Spanish Conquest of Mexico
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