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Hummingbirds have always held popular appeal, with their visual brilliance, extraordinary flight dexterity and jewel-like size and colour. Only recently has their serious scientific study started to gain the attention it demands. With the increasing interest in biodiversity, they are a subject growing in significance with every new species discovery made. Hummingbirds presents every species, with over 300 birds shown in dazzling, life-size, cut-out photography.
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Michael Fogden (Ecuador, South America) and his wife Susan have spent the past 35 years as freelance writers and photographers. They have written 11 books and numerous articles, and in 2008 received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the North American Nature Photography Association. Marianne Taylor (Kent, UK) is a freelance writer, editor and illustrator. She has worked as editor for the bird book publisher Christopher Helm and a subeditor on the magazine Birdwatch. Sheri L. Williamson (Arizona, USA) is an ornithologist, award-winning writer, and author of A Field Guide to Hummingbirds of North America. Since 1996, she has worked as director of the Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory.
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- PublisherIVY PRESS
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1782400893
- ISBN 13 9781782400899
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages400
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Book Description Octavo,400 pp.,colour photographs, maps, bookplate, laminated boards. This book presents every species, arranged taxonomically, with over 300 birds shown in dazzling, life-size, cut-out photography. Concise descriptions, written by two of the worlds leading experts, are complimented by details of habitat, distribution, size and status. Presented in a compact format, do not allow its miniature beauty to blind you to its significance. Seller Inventory # 36724
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. This is the first book to profile all 338 known species from the saw-billed Hermit to the Scintillant Hummingbird.This book comes from the collection of David Pitman who was once in the top 10 for his world list of species seen. Seller Inventory # FF0049
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