Bird Life by Niko Tinbergen, 1954, Vintage Illustrated Natural History Hardback

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Bird Life by Niko Tinbergen, 1954, published by Oxford University Press: Geoffrey Cumberlege, London. Hardback, 64 pages

This slim vintage natural history hardback is illustrated throughout with black and white drawings and photos, and a colour frontispiece.
It is in good condition:
- the original dust-jacket has some creases and tearing at the edges, corners and at the spine
- inside the flysheets have some foxing
- Otherwise there is no writing, tearing, creasing or dog-earing.

23.5cm x 17.5cm x 1cm approx.

Blurb reads:
Bird Life is an account of bird behaviour based on first-hand observation. It describes how birds see and hear, how they find their food, protect themselves from enemies, communicate with each other, and learn by experience. It gives some account of birds' courtship, nest-building, and rearing of young, with more detailed observations of families of Herring Gulls, Hobbies and Great Tits. There are useful practical hints on birdwatching, and information about bird books, journals and clubs

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