Book description
Hardcover - 1953 - First Edition (no other editions listed) Green boards are square with sharp corners, little or no wear, binding is tight. Text block has some foxing as do some of the pages but does not interfer with the text. No dust jacket.
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We often fail to appreciate the most common birds among us. In contrast, Nobel Laureate Niko Tinbergen celebrates the life of a common beach denizen in this classic book. Tinbergen wrote this book in the 1950s based on his detailed observations of the gulls in their natural habitats.Ā As I read, I am taken to the dunes of the Netherlands where Niko spent his life.Ā I can hear the cries of the gulls as they greet their mates, defend their turf, and raise their young.Ā Tinbergenās life of observing and experimenting is laid before me as he describes the posturesā¦
From John's list on wild animals written by scientists that study them.
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