From bloodthirsty vultures to crafty woodpeckers, a fantastic array of birds is brought to life in this invaluable guide. Learn all about the behaviours and natural environments of birds from flight and courtship to eggs and nests. Close-up photography and wide-angled action scenes bring the birds vividly to life. This guide offers everything you need to know about these fascinating creatures.

 

This book is part of a book series called Dk Guides .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

This book was published 2006 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .

DK Guide to Mammals author, Ben Morgan, is a freelance science editor and writer who has contributed to more than 50 books and magazines on science and natural history. After graduating in biology from Oxford University, he became Assistant Editor of the Royal Society's Science and Public Affairs magazine before becoming freelance. He works regularly on the BBC's flagship natural history titles and worked as a Senior Editor with the team that originated the DK Guides series in 1999. He produced the DK Guide to Space and the DK Guide to Weather, both of which won the Junior Science Book Prize. He is author of Dorling Kindersley's DK Guide to Birds, The Human Body Revealed and Steck Vaughn's forthcoming Atlas of Tropical Grasslands.