Description
Book SynopsisRSPB Spotlight: Ducks and Geese is packed with eye-catching, informative colour photos, and features succinct, detailed text written by a knowledgeable naturalist.This is a detailed ''biography'' of ducks and geese that breed in or regularly visit the UK covering 30 species in all. It will include chapters on the evolution of ducks and geese, their place in the natural world, their anatomy and physiology, various feeding methods, spectacular courtship displays and diverse breeding behaviour. Marianne Taylor reveals their often epic migrations and examine their social interactions with their own and other species, including their unusual readiness to hybridise. She also details their relationships with humankind over the centuries, including their presence in folklore and literature and their role in our lives as both prey and pets.She explores their presence as feral and sometimes invasive species outside their natural ranges, and their current status within their native
Table of ContentsMeet the Ducks and Geese Evolution and Adaptation Breeding Diet and Feeding Social Life Migration Threats and Conservation Wildfowl and People Watching Ducks and Geese
Glossary Further Reading and Resources Acknowledgements Image Credits Index
