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Author Landenberger, James F

Title The raptors of Iowa / paintings by James F. Landenberger ; essays by Dean M. Roosa [and others]
Published Iowa City, IA : University of Iowa Press, [2013]

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Description 1 online resource (103 pages) : illustrations
Series Bur Oak book
Bur oak book.
Contents Nature's Teacher / Rich Patterson ; The Intensity of Its Gaze / Dean M. Roosa ; The Raptors of Iowa / 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 Owl -- Short-eared Owl -- Northern Saw-whet Owl -- The Spiral of Perfection / Jon W. Stravers ; A Growing Appreciation for Raptors / Bruce Ehresman
Summary This 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
Notes Print version record
Subject Birds of prey -- Iowa
Birds -- Iowa
NATURE -- Animals -- Birds.
NATURE -- Birdwatching Guides.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ornithology.
NATURE -- General.
Birds
Birds of prey
Iowa
Form Electronic book
Author Roosa, Dean M
ISBN 9781609381677
160938167X