Wedge-tailed EagleCsiro Publishing, 17 нояб. 2005 г. - Всего страниц: 120 Australia’s Wedge-tailed Eagle belongs to the family of eagles, which together span the world. Eagles are powerful predators, with exceptional powers of flight and sight. They may kill to survive, but they also sleep, play, enjoy a bath, make tender parents, and form lasting relationships. This book gives a comprehensive overview of Australia’s largest true eagle and one of the country’s few large predators and scavengers. First appearing in Aboriginal rock-paintings more than 5000 years ago, the Wedge-tailed Eagle was little more than a curiosity to the early European settlers. The book traces the subsequent changes in perception—from its branding as a vicious sheep killer to an iconic species worthy of conservation—and covers distribution, habitat, hunting, relationships, reproduction and chick development. A final section deals with threats to the existence of this magnificent bird. Winner of the 2006 Whitley Award for Best Natural History of an Iconic Species. |
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... occasionally broken by wooded hilltops, the sort of place they might choose to live if they still had that choice. This book grew from a much grander vision, Humphrey wished a fullblown coffee table production, which would do justice to ...
... occasionally broken by wooded hilltops, the sort of place they might choose to live if they still had that choice. This book grew from a much grander vision, Humphrey wished a fullblown coffee table production, which would do justice to ...
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... occasionally reaching Boigu Island, just inside Australia's northernmost border with New Guinea. Wedge-tailed Eagles live and breed in the TransFly of New Guinea; elsewhere, in all but the highlands, Gurney's Eagles replace them ...
... occasionally reaching Boigu Island, just inside Australia's northernmost border with New Guinea. Wedge-tailed Eagles live and breed in the TransFly of New Guinea; elsewhere, in all but the highlands, Gurney's Eagles replace them ...
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... occasionally deign to traverse at a great height. Still, where urban design leaves space for wildlife, such as in Canberra, Sydney's fringe and Hobart, eagles can nest only a few hundreds metres from houses. In the past, when it was ...
... occasionally deign to traverse at a great height. Still, where urban design leaves space for wildlife, such as in Canberra, Sydney's fringe and Hobart, eagles can nest only a few hundreds metres from houses. In the past, when it was ...
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... occasionally, the oldest birds attain a deep chocolate brown and first-year birds are light brown with a striking blonde nape. Languid and masterly in the air, the eagle seldom has need for flapping flight, but when it does its wing ...
... occasionally, the oldest birds attain a deep chocolate brown and first-year birds are light brown with a striking blonde nape. Languid and masterly in the air, the eagle seldom has need for flapping flight, but when it does its wing ...
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... Occasionally it soars high over the city or above a kangaroo shooter's vehicle, or is come upon suddenly, perched on a fence post or roadside carcass, but such close views are fleeting. Even at the nest, most adults depart at the first ...
... Occasionally it soars high over the city or above a kangaroo shooter's vehicle, or is come upon suddenly, perched on a fence post or roadside carcass, but such close views are fleeting. Even at the nest, most adults depart at the first ...
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Chapter 7 Flight and sight | 35 |
Chapter 8 Reproduction | 41 |
Chapter 9 From egg to adult | 69 |
Chapter 10 Hunting and prey | 79 |
Chapter 11 Threats | 87 |
List of scientific names | 94 |
Bibliography | 96 |
Index | 110 |
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