They are among the most impressive members of the bird family -- possessed of keen eyesight, powerful beaks, strong, grasping talons, and an appetite for meat. They are the raptors, or birds of prey, among them hawks, eagles, owls, and other species.
In this treasury of ready-to-color illustrations, noted wildlife artist John Green has rendered 42 birds of prey from around the world (concentrating on species common in North America) -- both well-known and lesser known. Detailed, accurate illustrations depict the Bald Eagle, Common Black-hawk, Great Horned Owl, Andean Condor, Osprey, Crested Caracara, Turkey Vulture, Peregrine Falcon (on a dramatic double-page spread), and many more.
In this treasury of ready-to-color illustrations, noted wildlife artist John Green has rendered 42 birds of prey from around the world (concentrating on species common in North America) -- both well-known and lesser known. Detailed, accurate illustrations depict the Bald Eagle, Common Black-hawk, Great Horned Owl, Andean Condor, Osprey, Crested Caracara, Turkey Vulture, Peregrine Falcon (on a dramatic double-page spread), and many more.
Carefully researched captions provide invaluable information on each bird, and all 42 are pictured in color on the book's covers. Bird and nature lovers of all ages will want this fun-to-color informative guide to birds of prey; artists and designers will find it an inexpensive source of marvelous copyright-free bird illustrations.
Table of Contents:
African Harrier Hawk
African Wood Owl
American Kestrel
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Andean Condor
Bald Eagle
Barn-Owl
Barred Owl
Bateleur
Bearded Vulture
Black-Hawk
Burrowing Owl
Caracara
Common Barn-Owl
Common Black-Hawk
Condor
Crested Caracara
Duck Hawk
Eastern Screech-Owl
Egyptian Vulture
Elf Owl
Everglade Kite
Ferruginous Hawk
Golden Eagle
Goshawk
Gray Hawk
Great Gray owl
Great Horned Owl
Griffon Vulture
Gyrfalcon
Harpy Eagle
Harrier Hawk
Hen Harrier
Imperial Eagle
Kestrel
Lammergeier
Long-crested Hawk Eagle
Marsh Hawk
Merlin
Northern Goshawk
Northern Harrier
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Osprey
Peregrine Falcon
Pigeon Hawk
Prairie Falcon
Red Kite
Red-tailed Hawk
Saw-whet Owl
Screech-Owl
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Short-eared Owl
Snail Kite
Snowy Owl
Sparrow Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Swallow-tailed Kite
Turkey Vulture
White-tailed Eagle
Wood Owl
African Wood Owl
American Kestrel
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Andean Condor
Bald Eagle
Barn-Owl
Barred Owl
Bateleur
Bearded Vulture
Black-Hawk
Burrowing Owl
Caracara
Common Barn-Owl
Common Black-Hawk
Condor
Crested Caracara
Duck Hawk
Eastern Screech-Owl
Egyptian Vulture
Elf Owl
Everglade Kite
Ferruginous Hawk
Golden Eagle
Goshawk
Gray Hawk
Great Gray owl
Great Horned Owl
Griffon Vulture
Gyrfalcon
Harpy Eagle
Harrier Hawk
Hen Harrier
Imperial Eagle
Kestrel
Lammergeier
Long-crested Hawk Eagle
Marsh Hawk
Merlin
Northern Goshawk
Northern Harrier
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Osprey
Peregrine Falcon
Pigeon Hawk
Prairie Falcon
Red Kite
Red-tailed Hawk
Saw-whet Owl
Screech-Owl
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Short-eared Owl
Snail Kite
Snowy Owl
Sparrow Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Swallow-tailed Kite
Turkey Vulture
White-tailed Eagle
Wood Owl
For more than 20 years, John Green has created popular Dover coloring books. He specializes in realistic drawings of people, animals, and places, and his recent titles range from Life in Old Japan to Dogs to Paint or Color.
Target Age: 8-12
Dover Publications
Pub Date: May 01, 1989
0.17" H x 10.96" L x 8.15" W
48 pages
paperback