Eyewitness Guides are best-selling, high-quality visual information books.
This title is a valuable resource to students whether they want to see a chick hatching from its egg or a peacock fan its tail in an elaborate courtship ritual.

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

There are 72 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .

David Burnie studied zoology and botany at the University of Bristol, and has worked

This book has the following chapters: From dinosaur to bird; birds as animals; the wing; manoeuvrability and fast take-off; speed and endurance; soaring, gliding and hovering; tails; the structure of feathers; feathers; wing feathers; body, down and tail feathers; courtship; camouflage; feet and tracks; the senses; beaks; plant- and invertebrate-eaters; hunters, fishers and all-rounders; pellets; making a nest; cup nests; unusual nests; eggs of waterbirds and waders; eggs of land birds; extraordinary eggs; hatching; growing up; attracting birds; watching birds; did you know?; identifying birds; find out more.