This book is a richly detailed photographic guide to to the Ducks, Geese, and Swans of north America, including the Hawaiian Islands and the U.S. Territories in Pacific Ocean. The photographs, mostly by the author, were selected to highlight plumage phases and variation and behavioral postures. Brief text describes the different categories of waterfowl and brief bullet points highlight important identification features. Range maps and population estimates are noted in the text and some details of morphology are also provided in an Appendix.
This edition of Ducks, Geese, and Swans consists of two volumes, printed in full color, and packaged in a slipcase, along with a CD containing references and additional maps.
The text not only clarifies identification techniques but fully discusses problematic plumages in detail as well as providing a summary on world distribution and status complemented by clear distribution maps.
Over 40 drawings depict native species in natural habitats: trumpeter swan, blue goose, common loon, ruddy duck, mallard duck, northern shoveler, many more.
"Compendium of data...for all of the nearly sixty species of ducks, geese, and swans known to breed in North America. For each species the distribution (with range maps for all...
"If I were permitted only one reference book on waterfowl this would be my choice ... important not only to professional wildlife administrators, but to all sportsmen, naturalists, and conservationists"....
An indispensable field guide and reference for birders. The eastern Continental Divide from Florida to Ontario contains the world's largest network of freshwater lakes, rivers, wetlands and coastal...
"This is the ultimate guide for anyone who wants to identify the ducks, geese, and swans of North America, Europe, and Asia.
Wildfowl: An Identification Guide to the Ducks, Geese and Swans of the World
The third volume in a series of identification guides, including Seabirds and Shorebirds, Waterfowl will not only appeal to birders but to hunters and bird carvers. It covers 150 species...
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