In Quest of Bowerbirds book by Norman Chaffer
Language: English
Published by Rigby, 1984
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: West Cove UK, Wellington, United KingdomWest Cove UK
AbeBooks seller since December 16, 2019
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 27.47
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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Pages in good condition. Hardcover. English. See images for condition. About the book >.>.> The world of Australian ornithology has long awaited Norman Chaffer's account of the highlights from his sixty-year investigation and study of bowerbirds in the wild. These extraordinary birds-unique to the Australian region-first captured his attention in 1923 when as a young naturalist he was shown the handiwork of some Satin Bowerbirds. The painstaking and skilled process of filming bowerbirds behaviour and environment made Norman Chaffer a renowned master of the art of bird photography and it also makes an absorbing story. In a delightful blend of personal recollection and scientific observation, Norman Chaffer now recalls many outback expeditions in search of various bowerbird species in their native haunts, some of which he was the first to investigate and photograph. His detailed studies give fascinating insights into the remarkable bowers built and decorated by the male birds as stores for collections of display objects-sometimes totalling thousands of items-and as courtship stations to which they entice th.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- In Quest of Bowerbirds book by Norman Chaffer
- Author
- Norman Chaffer
- Publisher
- Rigby
- Publication year
- 1984
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0727019422
- ISBN 13
- 9780727019424
- Seller catalogs
- Nature Birds and Animals
West Cove UK
Wellington, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since December 16, 2019
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