Life on the wing
Subtitle: remarkable birds and their extraordinary lifestyles
By: photographs, Brutus Östling ; text, Magnus Ullman
Contributors: Ullman, Magnus, 1948-
Publisher: Collins
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
ISBN-13: 9780007240470
Subjects: Birds; Pictorial works
Work titles: Mellan vingspetsama
Description: Illustrated with photographs taken around the world, this title shows the range of lifestyles that birds have used to become one of the most successful groups. From the Arctic to the Antarctic and on every ocean of the world, birds have mastered every environment, even the sky.
Notes: Winner of the prestigious Swedish WWF 'Pandabok' award in 2006.
Table of contents: title: The flying machine; title: Life of birds; title: Body and plumage; title: Feeding; title: Habitats; title: Breeding; title: Migration and distribution.