Nesting Birds, Eggs and Fledglings

by William Winwood Reade

This pocket encyclopedia on the theme of birds at their nests ands with their young includes all the better known birds found in the British Isles and Western Europe.

The selection of the birds and the concise text has been prepared by Winwood Reade, for many years Television Producer with the B.B.C.'s Natural History Unit. Courtship behaviour, choosing the nest site, incubation and the care of the young, are all referred to in detail, and will enable readers to get to know more about the immense variety of birds which rear their young in our midst. There are over 200 photographs, most of them in colour, showing birds at the nests with eggs or nestlings. The photographs are primarily from the collection of Eric Hosking and represent the results of years of patient fieldwork. The collaboration of Miss Winwood Reade and Mr. Hosking has produced a charming approach to a subject which holds and endless fascination.

The 19 plates of eggs are by Portman Artists and the line illustrations by Robert Gillmor.

282 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1967

About the author

William Winwood Reade (26 December 1838 – 24 April 1875) was a British historian, explorer, and philosopher. His two best-known books, The Martyrdom of Man (1872) and The Outcast (1875), were included in the Thinker's Library.

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