Book description
This classic Poyser title, now in its third revised edition, 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 fascinating book uses a great variety of
examples to explore the subject in depth. The text is enhanced
throughout with evocative line drawings, there are many useful tables
and figures, and there is also an 8pp colour photograph section.
Norman Elkins is a retired meteorologist and amateur ornithologist. He
is an acknowledged authority on the effects of weather on birds.
