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Title: RSPB Spotlight Sparrows
Condition: New
Author: Amy-Jane Beer
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 1472955935
EAN: 9781472955937
ISBN: 9781472955937
Publisher: Bloomsbury Wildlife
Genre: Home Garden & Pets
Release Date: 25/07/2019
Description: RSPB Spotlight: Sparrows is packed with eye-catching, informative colour photos, and features succinct, detailed text written by a knowledgeable naturalist.Sparrows are often considered familiar to the point of invisibility, but the recent steep decline in numbers of both native British species is a reminder that these unassuming chatterboxes deserve a little more attention. Of all the true sparrow species found worldwide, only two occur in the British Isles. Globally, the story of the House Sparrow is one of dramatic expansion: from humble origins in the Middle East where they spread, along with agriculture, to become the most widely distributed bird on the planet. The smaller, more active Tree Sparrow has also spread extensively, following the domestication of rice rather than wheat, and both species have been heavily persecuted in recent years.In Spotlight Sparrows, Amy-Jane Beer examines the causes behind the decline of these familiar species, and explores their biology and life cycle, social behaviour, and the significant role that sparrows play in human culture, from Shakespeare and Edith Piaf to Captain Jack Sparrow.The Spotlight series introduces readers to the lives and behaviour of our favourite animals with eye-catching colour photography and informative expert text.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 210mm
Item Length: 148mm
Item Weight: 272g
Book Series: RSPB
Release Year: 2019

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