Birds and Islands
Nature Diaries
R. M. Lockley(Author)
Cassell Illustrated (Publisher)
Published on 21. March 1991
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-85493-196-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book is an autobiography of Ronald Lockley - now in his 80s and still active in the world of birds and conservation - who is considered to be one of the great pioneers of nature study in this century. His first book, "Dream Island", was published by H.F. and G.Witherby in 1930. It recounts Lockley's love affair with the Island of Skokholm, off the Welsh Coast, where he lived for twelve years. This experience was a prelude to Lockley's lifelong fascination with islands and their wildlife. He has always been attracted by wild places, preferably isolated, where nature can be studied without the intrusion of man and his works. Lockley has visited almost all the small bird-islands in the Northern hemisphere, and a great many in the South. He has conducted some famous experiments into the homing behaviour of birds, particularly shearwaters. He is a world authority on the domestic behaviour of wild rabbits and has a broad knowledge of sea birds. Based on over 50 years of his nature diaries, this book should be of interest to all bird watchers and those interested in nature and travel.
More details
Edition
Illustrated edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Octopus Publishing Group
Edition type
Illustrated edition
Illustrations
b&w photographs, b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
538 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85493-196-5 (9780854931965)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Eskimo Island; islands of the fur seals; Savai'i, Western Samoa; Capricorn flight, Tahiti; Easter Island; Humpbacks, Hawaii, and Haida Indians; Canadian arctic; Jan Mayen; Island of Bears; Svalbard - 80 degrees north; Westmann Islands - Isles of Fire; return to the Faroes; the farthest Hebrides; summer in the Falklands; South Georgia; the Weddell Sea; rounding Cape Horn; Raratonga.