The Secret Lives of Puffins

The Secret Lives of Puffins

The Secret Lives of Puffins

The Secret Lives of Puffins

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Overview

An intimate photographic and pen portrait of one of the world's favourite birds.

Puffins are among the most instantly recognisable, iconic and well loved of birds. For many they are a highlight of the UK's summer coastline and their colourful appearance, comedy antics and approachability just add to their popularity. Several 'hotspot' are attracting high levels of interest in visits to their colonies. In spite of the high level of interest in, and appeal of, these birds there has been a surprising lack of books focused on Puffins as a species.

Award-winning wildlife photographer Mark Sisson has spent several years photographing Puffins and this new book combines images that beautifully encapsulate their charm and visual appeal with an accessible text written by leading wildlife writer Dominic Couzens. The book covers the birds' life cycle, behaviour, habitats and the current and future challenges that they face, along with many surprising facts and anecdotes.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781408186695
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 07/31/2014
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 160
File size: 102 MB
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About the Author

Shropshire-based photographer Mark Sisson's photographic work is regularly published in an array of books and journals including BBC Wildlife, Birds and The Countryman.

Dominic Couzens is the author of many books on birds and other aspects of natural history including RSPB The Secret Lives of British Birds, RSPB The Secret Lives of Garden Birds and RSPB The Secret Lives of Garden Wildlife, all published by Christopher Helm, as well as The Mitchell Beazley Pocket Guide to Garden Birds, Identifying British Birds and Identifying Birds by Behaviour (Collins), The Complete Back Garden Birdwatcher, Bird Migration and Top 100 Birding Sites of the World (New Holland), 100 Birds to See Before You Die (Carlton) and My Family and 50 Other Animals.

Dominic Couzens is an ornithologist based in Dorset. He writes for BBC Wildlife and Bird Watching, and has written many books, including the Secret Lives of Birds trilogy and Birds: ID Insights.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The puffin
Puffins at sea
Puffins flying
Puffins on land
Puffins places
Grooming and resting
Colony life
Pair formation
The breeding burrow
Eggs, chicks and feeding the young
Leaving the burrow
Predators and strife
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