9780856610592 - Birds by Night T & Ad Poyser by Graham Martin (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. T & A D Poyser, 1990. Hardback, d/j, 8vo, x,227pp, illust. Remians of price sticker to front flap. A good copy. 0856610593/ . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading).

Octavo,228 pp.,illustrations, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Publisher's hardback in better than very good condition: firm and square, strong joints. Complete with original dustjacket, not showing any tears or chips. Contents tight and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Thus a tidy book in very presentable condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Fine hardback copy in near-fine jacket (shows slight fading). 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. For many people, watching and studying birds is exclusively a day time activity. However, for many birds twilight and night time are not a barrier to useful activity. Few birds are exclusively nocturnal but many birds, which are active by day, also conduct limited but crucial activities after dusk. this book examines many examples of the nocturnal behaviour of birds; from the occasional night feeding of wildfowl and shorebirds to the night singing and night migration of certain passerines, and from the location of nest sites by seabirds to the nocturnal foraging of owls and nightjars. the special cases of flightless nocturnal birds and those birds which dwell in lightless caves are also considered. The book also shows how the senses of hearing, smell and touch, as well as vision, play a crucial role in many of the night time activities of birds.The book brings together field ornithology, sensory science, ecology and physics and compares the sensory capacities of other animals incluyding man. Hearing, smell and touch as well as vision play a crucial role in the nightime activities of birds.Signed with a dedication by the author. YES.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. John Busby (illustrator). The conflict between forestry and nature conservation. In this book an ornithologist and a forester have combined their skills to try and tease out the real facts between the various arguments. 227pp illustrated in black and white.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. John Busby (illustrator). 1st. pp.227. Signed . "To Edith. With all best wishes Graham. 13-Nov 1990 " Mark on fep 7x2 cm where self adhesive label removed.The Dw has a purplish/pink hue on the white probably done at printing. Overall a very nice copy. Signed by Author(s).

FIRST EDITION. A FINE COPY IN A FINE DUSTWRAP.ILLUSTRATED.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Busby, John (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. The book brings together field ornithology, sensory science, ecology and physics and compares the sensory capacities of other animals incluyding man. Hearing, smell and touch as well as vision play a crucial role in the nightime activities of birds. B/w illustrations and photos. Slight scuff along front cover. A few light marks to wrapper. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!