Ocean Wanderers: The Migratory Sea Birds Of The World
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few creatures on Earth embody the spirit of freedom quite like the migratory seabird — and Ocean Wanderers: The Migratory Sea Birds of the World chronicles their extraordinary journeys across the globe's most remote and unforgiving waters. R.M. Lockley, one of the twentieth century's most celebrated ornithologists and naturalists, presents a sweeping scientific and narrative account of the world's great pelagic birds — from the Arctic Tern to the Wandering Albatross — detailing their breeding grounds, migration routes, feeding behaviours, and the remarkable navigational instincts that carry them across thousands of miles of open ocean each year. Lockley's prose is both authoritative and deeply personal, drawing on decades of fieldwork and a lifelong passion for seabirds to produce a work of genuine literary and scientific merit. The text argues compellingly for a greater understanding of these creatures at a time when ocean ecosystems faced growing pressure from human activity, lending the work an ecological urgency that resonates just as powerfully today. Richly illustrated and meticulously researched, this volume stands as an indispensable reference for ornithologists, naturalists, and anyone captivated by the mystery of how a living creature can navigate the boundless, featureless sea — and always find its way home.
Author: R.M. Lockley
Format: Hardback
Published: 1974, Wren
Genre: Zoology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few creatures on Earth embody the spirit of freedom quite like the migratory seabird — and Ocean Wanderers: The Migratory Sea Birds of the World chronicles their extraordinary journeys across the globe's most remote and unforgiving waters. R.M. Lockley, one of the twentieth century's most celebrated ornithologists and naturalists, presents a sweeping scientific and narrative account of the world's great pelagic birds — from the Arctic Tern to the Wandering Albatross — detailing their breeding grounds, migration routes, feeding behaviours, and the remarkable navigational instincts that carry them across thousands of miles of open ocean each year. Lockley's prose is both authoritative and deeply personal, drawing on decades of fieldwork and a lifelong passion for seabirds to produce a work of genuine literary and scientific merit. The text argues compellingly for a greater understanding of these creatures at a time when ocean ecosystems faced growing pressure from human activity, lending the work an ecological urgency that resonates just as powerfully today. Richly illustrated and meticulously researched, this volume stands as an indispensable reference for ornithologists, naturalists, and anyone captivated by the mystery of how a living creature can navigate the boundless, featureless sea — and always find its way home.