Call of the Loon offers a stunning, full-color life history of this gorgeous animal while unveiling its mysteries via a unique question-and-answer format authored by two leading experts on loon biology. Both casual and professional natural historians will benefit from this highly informative yet browsy and accessible volume. The common loon is a graceful and reclusive bird whose eerie, tremolo call is said to capture the spirit of the wild
Packaged with the book is a unique DVD that features the video footage gathered by the BioDiversity Research Institute. Their loon cam has captured exceptional footage of loon nest building, mating, egg hatching, and chick rearing. Along with the breathtaking images, viewers will hear the haunting calls of these beautiful birds.
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By: David C Evers, PhD and Kate Taylor
Hardcover
112 pages
Color photos
7 x 7 in.
DVD
ISBN 9781595433909
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David C. Evers is the Executive Director, Founder and Senior Scientist for BioDiversity Research Institute, an ecologically-minded nonprofit based in Gorham, Maine. BRI conducts original research and onitoring projects across North America with an emphasis on loons as indicators of aquatic integrity. Evers has actively conducted loon research for 20 years. He resides in Standish, Maine, with his wife, Kate. Kate Taylor is Senior Biologist for the Loon Preservation Committee (LPC) and has overseen the scientific program since 1996. LPC monitors every known nesting pair of loons in the state of Maine and continues to assess population status and breeding success on a yearly basis. Taylor has actively conducted loon research for 12 years and resides in Standish, Maine, with her husband, Dave.
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