Pocket Guide To Tracks and Signs
1st Edition
Published on 25. September 2014
192 pages
978-1-4729-1559-7 (ISBN)
Description
The essential guide to tracking and understanding signs in nature, this book covers everything you need to know to discover hidden wildlife.
A sign-by-sign guide which is essential for anyone hoping to detect hidden wildlife in Britain and the rest of Europe. There are chapters on feeding signs, homes, droppings, pellets and tracks of creatures including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibian and insects, with each divided into simple sections.
The introduction explains the basics of tracks and tracking, and the identification of the signs that you find. The book is illustrated with photographs from the author's library which he has built up over many years.
This book is as visually impressive as it is useful in the field with many stunning full-page images to support the authoritative text.
Part of the Pocket Guides series covering British and European wildlife, including garden birds, butterflies, insects, wild flowers, trees and shrubs, and orchids.
A sign-by-sign guide which is essential for anyone hoping to detect hidden wildlife in Britain and the rest of Europe. There are chapters on feeding signs, homes, droppings, pellets and tracks of creatures including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibian and insects, with each divided into simple sections.
The introduction explains the basics of tracks and tracking, and the identification of the signs that you find. The book is illustrated with photographs from the author's library which he has built up over many years.
This book is as visually impressive as it is useful in the field with many stunning full-page images to support the authoritative text.
Part of the Pocket Guides series covering British and European wildlife, including garden birds, butterflies, insects, wild flowers, trees and shrubs, and orchids.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Digital)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-4729-1559-7 (9781472915597)
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Gerard Gorman
Pocket Guide To Tracks and Signs
Book
09/2014
Bloomsbury Natural History
€32.40
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Expert naturalist Gerard Gorman is English but has lived in Hungary for the past 20 years, using the country as a base for hundreds of tours all around Europe. He has written six books and has a special interest in tracks and signs.
Content
Introduction
What to Look For
Where and When to Look
Mammals
Insectivores
Bats
Rabbits and Hares
Rodents
Dogs
Mustelids
Cats
Common Genet
Brown Bear
Cloven-Hoofed Mammals
Deer
Birds
Feathers
Footprints
Droppings
Pellets
Nests
Feeding Signs
Woodpeckers
Shrike Larders
Reptiles
Invertebrates
Wasp Galls
Anthills
Pine Processionary Moth
Bark Beetles
Roman Snails
Roadkill and Remains
Glossary
Organisations
Acknowledgements
What to Look For
Where and When to Look
Mammals
Insectivores
Bats
Rabbits and Hares
Rodents
Dogs
Mustelids
Cats
Common Genet
Brown Bear
Cloven-Hoofed Mammals
Deer
Birds
Feathers
Footprints
Droppings
Pellets
Nests
Feeding Signs
Woodpeckers
Shrike Larders
Reptiles
Invertebrates
Wasp Galls
Anthills
Pine Processionary Moth
Bark Beetles
Roman Snails
Roadkill and Remains
Glossary
Organisations
Acknowledgements
