Raptors: Birds of Prey: Portraits of Birds of Prey [Hardcover]

This delightful and dramatic collection of portraits reveals birds of prey as we never experience them: intimate and up close, photographed in Traer Scott's signature style. Seventy spectacular color photos present twenty-five different species, from the familiar to the exotic and endangered: hawks, owls, falcons, a bald eagle, kestrels, a Mississippi Kite, a turkey vulture, and more. Joining their elders are a fluffy baby vulture and adorable baby and juvenile great horned owls. The birds in this remarkable collection emerge as personalities, not just types: wise and quizzical, graceful and enigmatic, serene and fiercely self-possessed. A personal introduction describes Scott's process and connection to the birds, and captions detail the characteristics and habits of these incredible winged creatures.
Traer Scott is the author of eight books of photographs. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island. A collection of intimate portraits evidencing the enigmatic birds' majesty, feral wisdom, grace, and primordial authority..Unlike most of Scott's books, Raptors doesn't come with an overt call to action. But its 70 color photos present 25 different species, both exotic and familiar-many of which are endangered, and Scott's accompanying text highlights the specific threats faced by each. 'Whenever I work with animals, my primary goal is to make people appreciate not only their beauty, but also their amazing feats of adaptation-because really, any species still on this planet represents an incredible evolutionary miracle.
- Sierra [Raptors] is devoted to dramatic portraits of birds that many of us rarely get to see in the wild, and almost never up close..During her time working on the book, she encountered bald eagles, vultures, owls, falcons, and other birds of prey, taking studio portraits of them that highlight their every feather.
- Mental Floss [A] gorgeous, fascinating collection of birds - to inform and help identify 25 different species of hawks, owls, falclӟ