In this Book
- Tracks and Signs of the Animals and Birds of Britain and Europe
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: Princeton University Press
An indispensable color-illustrated field guide to the tracks and signs of Europe's animals and birds
This beautifully illustrated field guide enables you to easily identify the tracks and signs left by a wide variety of mammal and bird species found in Britain and Europe, covering behaviors ranging from hunting, foraging, and feeding to courtship, breeding, and nesting. Introductory chapters offer detailed drawings of footprints and tracks of large and small mammals, which are followed by sections on mammal scat, bird droppings, and the feeding signs of animals on food sources such as nuts, cones, and rose hips. The book then describes specific mammal species, providing information on size, distribution, behavior, habitat, and similar species, as well as more specific detail on tracks and scat. Distribution maps are also included.
This indispensable field guide covers 175 species of mammals and birds, and features a wealth of stunning color photos and artwork throughout.
- Helps you easily identify the tracks and signs of a variety of mammals and birds
- Covers 175 species
- Illustrated throughout with photos, drawings, and artwork
- Includes informative descriptions of mammal species along with distribution maps
Table of Contents
- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 1-2
- Mammal tracks
- pp. 6-17
- Bird tracks
- pp. 22-34
- Scat
- Carnivores
- p. 35
- Carnivore scat
- pp. 36-37
- Scat of larger rodents
- pp. 38-39
- Scat of larger herbivores
- pp. 40-42
- Bird droppings
- pp. 43-45
- Feeding signs on trees
- pp. 46-56
- Fray marks on trees
- pp. 57-58
- Holes in trees, ant heaps, etc
- pp. 59-61
- Gnawed branches
- pp. 62-63
- Feeding signs on spruce cones
- pp. 66-67
- Feeding signs on hazelnuts
- pp. 68-70
- Feeding signs on apples
- pp. 74-75
- Nests and dens
- pp. 76-81
- Pellets
- Owl pellets
- pp. 82-83
- Raptor pellets
- p. 84
- Wader, crow, and jay pellets
- pp. 87-88
- Skulls in pellets
- pp. 89-90
- Round nests
- pp. 92-95
- Raptor feeding signs
- pp. 100-103
- Brown Bear
- pp. 106-108
- Wolf and domestic dog
- pp. 111-114
- Iberian Lynx
- p. 117
- Arctic Fox
- pp. 120-121
- Raccoon Dog
- pp. 127-129
- Eurasian Badger
- pp. 132-135
- European Beaver
- pp. 136-141
- North American Beaver
- p. 142
- Northern Water Vole
- pp. 147-150
- Southern Water Vole
- p. 151
- Water Shrew
- pp. 151-153
- American Mink
- pp. 157-159
- European Mink
- p. 160
- Western Polecat
- pp. 161-162
- Pine Marten
- pp. 163-164
- Beech Marten
- pp. 165-166
- Brown Hare
- pp. 171-173
- Mountain Hare
- pp. 174-175
- Red Squirrel
- pp. 179-182
- Grey Squirrel
- p. 183
- Flying Squirrel
- p. 184
- Alpine Marmot
- pp. 185-186
- European Souslik
- p. 187
- House Mouse
- pp. 192-194
- Yellow-necked Mouse
- pp. 195-198
- Wood Mouse
- p. 199
- Striped Field Mouse
- pp. 200-201
- Harvest Mouse
- pp. 202-203
- Northern Birch Mouse
- p. 204
- Common Dormouse
- pp. 205-206
- Garden Dormouse
- pp. 207-208
- Edible Dormouse
- pp. 209-210
- Field Vole
- pp. 213-214
- Common Vole
- p. 215
- Norway Lemming
- pp. 216-217
- Wood Lemming
- p. 218
- Grey-sided Vole
- p. 219
- Common Mole
- pp. 221-222
- Western Hedgehog
- pp. 223-225
- Algerian Hedgehog
- p. 226
- Common Shrew
- pp. 226-228
- White-tailed Deer
- p. 246
- Fallow Deer
- pp. 247-249
- Reeveās Muntjac
- pp. 251-252
- Domestic sheep
- p. 266
- Sea turtles
- p. 269
- Photo credits
- p. 270
- Index of species
- pp. 271-275