Weather and Bird Behaviour

(Hardback, 3rd edition)

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This third edition of "Weather and Bird Behaviour" discusses in depth the various ways in which weather conditions influence bird behaviour. Weather conditions affect food and water availability, decisions about when and how to migrate, timing and success of reproduction, flight style and physical comfort. Birds display many adaptations in form and behaviour that help them to cope with changing weather conditions and this book uses a great variety of examples to explore the subject in depth. The text is enhanced throughout with evocative line drawings, useful tables and figures and an eight-page photographs section.

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Norman Elkins is a retired meteorologist and amateur ornithologist. He is an acknowledged authority on the effects of weather on birds.