Raptors: Portraits of Birds of Prey

About the Author The award-winning photographer and writer Traer Scott is the author of several books including the bestseller Shelter Dogs which was reprinted multiple times and garnered international major media coverage. Scott’s work has been featured in National Geographic, Life, Vogue, O, and dozens of other major national and international publications. Her fourth book, Newborn Puppies, (Chronicle Books, 2013) has been featured in People Magazine, on Good Morning America.com, Oprah.com and Fox and Friends, among others. Product Description 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. Review "This new book by Traer Scott is a delightful collection of wildlife portraiture. It is jam-packed with colour photographs of 25 types of birds, from owls to bald eagles, vultures to kites. Through Scott's lens, the birds in Raptors emerge as personalities and not just species; from the wise and quizzical to the fiercely self-possessed and the flighty. The perfect book for the twitchers among us." --Daily Mail "We can't resist a twit-twoo. Especially when they're baby great-horned and eastern-screech owls, or a little northern saw-whet owl. Not that these US natives are a patch on our five British species but we don't have favourites... Yes, they're silent, ferocious killers, but one look at those big eyes and all that fluff and we're gone!" --Love Sunday From the Back Cover This delightful and dramatic collection of portraits reveals birds of prey as we never experience them: intimate and up close, photographed in Traer ScottÆs 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 ScottÆs process and connection to the birds, andcaptions detail the characteristics and habits of these incredible winged creatures.