{"product_id":"the-crossley-id-guide-raptors-paperback","title":"The Crossley Id Guide Raptors - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Crossley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJerry Liguori\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrian L. Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revolutionary, comprehensive, and authoritative photographic guide to North America's raptors\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart of the revolutionary \u003ci\u003eCrossley ID Guide\u003c\/i\u003e series, this is the first raptor guide with lifelike scenes composed from multiple photographs--scenes that allow you to identify raptors just as the experts do. Experienced birders use the most easily observed and consistent characteristics--size, shape, behavior, probability, and general color patterns. The book's 101 scenes--including thirty-five double-page layouts--provide a complete picture of how these features are all related. Even the effects of lighting and other real-world conditions are illustrated and explained. Detailed and succinct accounts from two of North America's foremost raptor experts, Jerry Liguori and Brian Sullivan, stress the key identification features. This complete picture allows everyone from beginner to expert to understand and enjoy what he or she sees in the field. The mystique of bird identification is eliminated, allowing even novice birders to identify raptors quickly and simply. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComprehensive and authoritative, the book covers all thirty-four of North America's diurnal raptor species (all species except owls). Each species is featured in stunning color plates that show males and females, in a full spectrum of ages and color variants, depicted near and far, in flight and at rest, and from multiple angles, all caught in their typical habitats. There are also comparative, multispecies scenes and mystery photographs that allow readers to test their identification skills, along with answers and full explanations in the back of the book. In addition, the book features an introduction, and thirty-four color maps accompany the plates. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether you are a novice or an expert, this one-of-a-kind guide will show you an entirely new way to look at these spectacular birds.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe most complete guide to North American raptors, written by some of the foremost experts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe first raptor guide using Richard Crossley's acclaimed, innovative composite images that show birds as they actually appear in the field\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e101 stunning color plates--including thirty-five double-page layouts--composed from thousands of photographs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComparative, multispecies plates and photos of mystery species that allow readers to test their growing identification skills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete with introduction, 34 color maps, and detailed species accounts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \"The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds\" \"\"The Crossley ID Guide\" is an interesting, multi-dimensional, unique take on a bird guide that delivers to a high standard for a specific target audience.\"--Alan Tilmouth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Crossley\u003c\/b\u003e is an internationally acclaimed birder and photographer and the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Crossley ID Guide\u003c\/i\u003e series (Princeton\/Crossley Books), which has been recognized for its pioneering approach to bird identification. He is also a coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Shorebird Guide\u003c\/i\u003e and the cofounder of the Pledge to Fledge global birding initiative, and he is working on multiple birding projects involving mixed media and new technologies such as birdcams. \u003cb\u003eJerry Liguori\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eHawks from Every Angle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHawks at a Distance\u003c\/i\u003e (both Princeton). He has been studying raptors throughout North America for more than twenty-five years and has conducted hawk counts at numerous spring and fall migration sites. \u003cb\u003eBrian Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e is the coauthor of the forthcoming \u003ci\u003ePrinceton Guide to North American Birds\u003c\/i\u003e. He is eBird project leader and photographic editor of the Birds of North America Online at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, as well as photographic editor for the American Birding Association's journal, \u003ci\u003eNorth American Birds\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 9.83 x 7.68 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Outdoor Book Awards (3013)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756993052960,"sku":"9780691157405","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ab3e4d1687c4444cd8bf5b97739c51a0.webp?v=1780091145","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-crossley-id-guide-raptors-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}