Book

Bird / written by David Burnie ; [special photography Peter Chadwick and Kim Taylor].

Burnie, David. : (author). Chadwick, Peter, (illustrator.). Taylor, Kim, (illustrator.).

Summary:

A photo essay on the world of birds examining such topics as body construction, feathers and flight, the adaptation of beaks and feet, feeding habits, courtship, nests and eggs, and bird watching.

Record details

ISBN: 0789458012
ISBN: 9780789458018
ISBN: 0789458004
ISBN: 9780020789458001
ISBN: 0789465507
ISBN: 9780789465504
Physical Description: 63 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Publisher: New York : Dorling Kindersley, 2000.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

From dinosaur to bird -- Birds as animals -- The wing -- Maneuverability and fast takeoff -- Speed and endurance -- Soaring, gliding, and hovering -- Tails -- The structure of feathers -- Feathers -- Wing feathers -- Body, down, and tail feathers -- Courtship -- Camouflage -- Feet and tracks -- The senses -- Beaks -- Plant and insect eaters -- Hunters, fishers, and all-arounders -- Pellets -- Making a nest -- Cup nests -- Unusual nests -- Eggs of water birds and waders -- Eggs of land birds -- Extraordinary eggs -- Hatching -- Growing up -- Attracting birds -- Watching birds.