{"product_id":"the-osprey-9781472992611","title":"The Osprey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA highly readable Poyser monograph on one of the most widespread raptors.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Osprey is a large, fish-eating bird of prey. Distinctively marked in deep brown and white, with a piercing yellow eye and powerful hooked bill, the Osprey snatches its prey in spectacular swoops above lakes and wetlands around the world - it is one of the most widespread of all birds. Persecuted mercilessly in Britain, it became extinct in the 1890s before returning to the famous Loch Garten in Scotland in the 1950s. The return of the bird has been slow, but reintroduction programmes elsewhere - notably at Rutland Water - have been successful, and this remarkable raptor is an increasingly common sight in our skies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Poyser monograph is dedicated to this fine species and includes more than 150 colour photographs.\u003ci\u003e The Osprey \u003c\/i\u003elooks at the distribution, foraging ecology, migration, breeding behaviour and population dynamics of this spectacular bird, with emphasis placed on conservation efforts both in Britain and in the species' African haunts, which have been discovered only very recently thanks to advances in satellite tagging technology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e T \u0026amp; Ad Poyser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472992611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304","brand":"Tim Mackrill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43766790455477,"sku":"9781472992611","price":38.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9217fe9c-6f7a-4d3c-820b-1006890b7da6.jpg?v=1710818523","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-osprey-9781472992611","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}