HERONS of North America, birds, ornithology, nests!

Herons of North America. Their World in Focus.
by
James Hancock

 DETAILS: (San Diego/London): Academic Press, 2000. First edition. Laminated pictorial wraps. 125pp. Illustrated throughout with colour. Larger 8vo (slightly larger than standard sized book).

CONDITION: Fine to Near Fine (see table below for details). A lovely copy with just the merest hint of edgewear. *Photo(s) given of actual book.

CONTENTS: "Herons, the graceful predators of swamps, wetlands and lake margins, are often the abiding memory for bird lovers after a days birding in the marshes. For the general nature lover, they are a portrait symbol of the wild free places and the grandeur of the natural world. North American herons live in a complex world. Most of them congregate in colonies either large or small, and they are joined by many birds that share their nesting sites. Most of these different species live together in harmony, but inevitably such gatherings attract predators and scavengers.

James Hancock, a veteran traveler and lover of herons the world over, gives a pocket guide in words and photographs to the lives of these birds and their, sadly, often endangered habitats. The book seeks to describe the many and varied creatures that make up the world of the herons."