RSPB Nature Tracker's Handbook

by Nick Baker

Overview

RSPB The Nature Tracker's Handbook is a complete guide to how to interpret the signs that animals leave behind.

The art of nature tracking is very much like learning to read, but instead of reading words the tracker reads traces. Every animal leaves different traces as it goes about its everyday business. If you learn to read the signs left by footprints, leftover food, droppings and scrapes in the earth, you will soon be able to tell the story of an animal's life, packed with fascinating details and hidden meanings.

The RSPB Nature Tracker's Handbook explains with extensive photography and detailed diagrams how to find and interpret the evidence that animals leave behind – from a pile of mangled feathers to a delicately nibbled mushroom. Nick Baker also demonstrates useful tracker activities, such as how to mount a discarded nymph skin and how to dissect an owl's pellet to reveal its last meal.

There's a nature detective in all of us, so get out there and get tracking.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472932563
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	12/10/2015
Series:	RSPB
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	32 MB
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About the Author

Nick Baker has presented a number of wildlife programmes including The Really Wild Show, Weird Creatures with Nick Baker and more recently Springwatch and Autumnwatch. Nick Baker's Beautiful Freaks was one of the first presenter-led 3D programmes in the UK. He has also written a number of well-received books, including Nick Baker's Bug Book and The New Amateur Naturalist. He lives in Devon with Dartmoor on his doorstep and is Vice President of Buglife.
Nick Baker has presented a number of wildlife programmes including The Really Wild Show, Weird Creatures with Nick Baker and more recently Springwatch and Autumnwatch. Nick Baker's Beautiful Freaks was one of the first presenter-led 3D programmes in the UK. He has also written a number of well-received books, including Nick Baker's Bug Book and The New Amateur Naturalist. He lives in Devon with Dartmoor on his doorstep and is Vice President of Buglife.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Stuff in the Tracker's Kitbag
Tracks and Trails
Signs of Feeding Activity
Nests
Whose Hole?
The Pleasures of Poo
Pellets
Dead Things
Natural Objects and Remains

Glossary
Acknowledgements and picture credits
Index

Editorial Reviews

This excellent book is perfect for getting more out of your walks.” —BBC Countryfile

“...a CSI-style guide to wildlife and essential reading for anyone seeking novel ways to reconnect with the wild world outside.” —BBC Wildlife

“...this rich guide, described as a 'handbook for the senses' allows us to play nature detective and piece together the story of an animal's life” —Coast

“this illustrated guide will put you on the trail of some fascinating discoveries.” —Scottish Sunday Express

“immediately accessible... it aims to give a comprehensive overview, and does it very well.” —Bird Watching

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