Osprey
Honey-buzzard
Golden Eagle
Sparrowhawk
Goshawk
Marsh Harrier
Hen Harrier
Pallid Harrier
Montagu’s Harrier
Red Kite
Black Kite
White-tailed Eagle
Rough-legged Buzzard
Common Buzzard
Kestrel
Red-footed Falcon
Merlin
Hobby
Peregrine
Barn Owl
Snowy Owl
Tawny Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Little Owl
A reliable, attractive fold-out identification chart illustrating 21 of the UK's birds of prey and owls.
Stephen Message is one of the UK's foremost bird artists
as well as an experienced birdwatcher. He studied Graphic Design,
then specialised in natural history illustration at Bournemouth and
Poole College of Art and has worked as a freelance artist ever
since. Stephen has twice been runner up for the Bird Illustrator of
the Year, and he was also the runner up for the Birdwatch Artist of
the Year in 2017. Stephen has illustrated many books in his career,
including Waders of Europe, Asia and North America, Bill Oddie's
Birds of Britain and Ireland and the Field Guide to the Birds of
South-East Asia.
Marianne Taylor is a freelance writer, illustrator,
photographer and editor. Marianne worked in publishing for seven
years before taking the plunge as a freelancer in 2007. Since then,
she has written more than 25 books for adults and children on a
range of natural history subjects, including RSPB Garden Birds,
RSPB British Birds of Prey, RSPB Seabirds and The Way of the Hare.
A passion for all wildlife, but especially birds, has always been a
driving force in Marianne's life.
Bloomsbury Wildlife is the proud home of many of the best
and most passionate nature writers around. With books on everything
from mushrooms to marine animals and ducks to dinosaurs, readers of
all levels and interests are sure to find something engaging among
our extensive range of natural history titles.
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