This newest addition to Iowa's successful series of laminated guides is a welcome aid to identifying the many challenging raptors of the Great Plains, from northern Minnesota to northern Texas. Illustrator Dana Gardner has created fourteen panels, showing twenty-six species perched and in flight with complete plumage variations - dark phases, light phases, and juvenile and adult male and female forms. The text also includes: length and wingspan, common and scientific names, and status, such as common resident or winter visitor. Raptors are notoriously hard to identify, and Gardner has worked hard to make this guide useful for beginning birders, as well as those more experienced in the field. Keep ""Raptors in Your Pocket"" in your car or backpack - or pocket! - during spring and fall migration and summer nesting season for help in identifying such relatively common species as the light and dark forms of the red-tailed hawk, the male and female merlin and American kestrel, and the juvenile, intermediate, and adult forms of the Swainson's hawk, as well as such uncommon visitors as white-tailed, swallow-tailed, and Mississippi kites.
Dana Gardner has illustrated more than twenty-six books, including Helpers at Birds' Nests (IOWA 1999) and A Naturalist amid Tropical Splendor by Alexander Skutch (IOWA 1987) and A Field Guide to the Birds of Belize. He grew up in Lanesboro, Minnesota, and now lives in Berkeley. With Nancy Overcott as author, he is the illustrator of Birds at Your Feeder: A Guide to Winter Birds of the Great Plains (IOWA 2003) and Fifty Common Birds of the Upper Midwest (IOWA 2006).
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Librería: Half Price Books Inc., Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
map. Condición: Very Good. Gardner, Dana Ilustrador. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Nº de ref. del artículo: S_409401292
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Librería: INDOO, Avenel, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: New. Gardner, Dana Ilustrador. Brand New. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9780877459743
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Librería: Buteo Books, San Rafael, CA, Estados Unidos de America
MAP. Condición: New. Gardner, Dana Ilustrador. A laminated fold-out guide with 105 color illustrations of 26 species perched and in flight. Nº de ref. del artículo: 11879
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Librería: Big Bill's Books, Wimberley, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Gardner, Dana Ilustrador. Brand New Copy. Nº de ref. del artículo: BBB_new0877459746
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Librería: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Gardner, Dana Ilustrador. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Nº de ref. del artículo: think0877459746
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Librería: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, Estados Unidos de America
map. Condición: New. Gardner, Dana Ilustrador. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!. Nº de ref. del artículo: Q-0877459746
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