The raptors of Iowa / paintings by James F. Landenberger; essays by Dean M. Roosa ... [et. al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Landenberger, James F.

Contributor:

Roosa, Dean M.

Series:

Bur oak book.

Bur Oak book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds of prey--Iowa.

Birds of prey.

Birds--Iowa.

Birds.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (120 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City, IA : University of Iowa Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This long-awaited collection of James Landenberger's paintings of Iowa birds of prey presents thirty-two full-page, full-color species, from the common turkey vulture to the red-shouldered hawk of Mississippi River woodlands to the little northern saw-whet owl. Four naturalists who have devoted their lives to conserving wilderness habitats and species have written essays to complement the paintings.Thanks to state and federal laws and a shift in public attitude, birds of prey are no longer seen as incarnations of ferocity but as creatures superbly attuned to their

Contents:

Contents; Nature's Teacher by Rich Patterson; The Intensity of Its Gaze by Dean M. Roosa; The Raptors of Iowa by James F. Landenberger; Turkey Vulture; Osprey; Swallow-tailed Kite; Mississippi Kite; Bald Eagle; Northern Harrier; Sharp-shinned Hawk; Cooper's Hawk; Northern Goshawk; Red-shouldered Hawk; Broad-winged Hawk; Swainson's Hawk; Red-tailed Hawk; Ferruginous Hawk; Rough-legged Hawk; Golden Eagle; American Kestrel; Merlin; Gyrfalcon; Peregrine Falcon; Prairie Falcon; Barn Owl; Eastern Screech-Owl; Great Horned Owl; Snowy Owl; Northern Hawk Owl; Burrowing Owl; Barred Owl; Great Gray Owl

Long-eared OwlShort-eared Owl; Northern Saw-whet Owl; The Spiral of Perfection by Jon W. Stravers; A Growing Appreciation for Raptors by Bruce Ehresman

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-60938-167-X

OCLC:

843200340