The Flight of the Red Knot: A Natural History Account of a Small Bird's Annual Migration from the Arctic Circle to the Tip of So

by Brian Harrington and Charles Flowers

Book Overview

Based on a popular NOVA series on migration, The Flight of the Red Knot is the story of an ornithological marvel by one of the world's foremost authorities. Here we learn of the marvelous physical equipment of the long-distance flyers, their extraordinary food storage capacity, and the nature of their ever-moving food supply. The methods of research into the Red Knots' life cycle are also described. Bird lovers especially, but also any one interested...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393038610
• ISBN13: 9780393038613
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 9.3"