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Birds of Prey of the East – A Field Guide

Birds of Prey of the West – A Field Guide

Author:  Brian K. Wheeler

Publisher:  Princeton University Press

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“We have a “double header” by author Brian K. Wheeler. He is publishing two field guides at the same time. Mr. Wheeler has been traveling all through USA and Canada for many years, studying birds of prey as well as painting and photographing them. He has been the illustrator and also coauthor for some well known field guides.

This time, his new field guides cover the birds of prey of the East and the West in two separate books, Paperback – 296 pages for The East – Paperback -358 pages for the West.

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Both field guides are structured to provide the maximum detail and comprehensive information about the species, including maps, photos and hundreds of illustrations in color showing in detail the shape, plumage changes in patterns of the species at different ages or stages of their lives.

It’s so refreshing to make a comparison  from photo archives of a bird of prey that has a vague identification because the plumage patterns are confusing. When you have a guide where to make comparisons you’ll have the correct identification and the approximate age of the bird in question.

The author has put great effort to show his own experience in the writing of these guides and thus increase the knowledge of birders applying his own observations of birds of prey, perhaps the most popular and exciting birds in the world.”

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H.J. Ruiz – Avian101.wordpress. com – July 5th, 2018

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