Rspb Spotlight Kingfishers Av David Chandler

<p><b>Usually observed as a flash of blue and orange from a riverbank, most people are aware of Kingfishers, but few of us are familiar with the intricacies of their day-to-day lives.</b><br><br>With their long, dagger-like bills, bright blue plumage and characteristic fast, low flight over water, Common Kingfishers are instantly recognisable. The 90 or so species that belong to this colourful family have a cosmopolitan distribution and, in <i>Spotlight Kingfishers</i>, David Chandler celebrates their remarkable existence, studying their unique adaptations and their courtship, breeding and feeding habits.<br><br>He also investigates historical threats to Kingfishers, considers their future, and offers practical advice on how to find and see these glorious birds.</p>