A Richness of Martens

Wildlife Tales from the Highlands

Polly Pullar (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2018
Birlinn Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78027-520-8 (ISBN)

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Longlisted for the Highland Book Prize 2019

When Les and Chris Humphreys moved to Ardnamurchan 15 years ago, little did they realise they would be sharing their home with some of Britain’s most elusive and misunderstood mustelids. Amongst all the animals and birds that visit their garden, they have formed a special bond with numerous pine martens, and have studied them and a cast of other creatures at close range through direct observation and via sensor-operated cameras.

Naturalist and photographer Polly Pullar has known the Humphreys and their pine martens for many years. In this book she tells the remarkable story of the couple and their animal friends, interpolating it with natural history, anecdote and her own experiences of the wildlife of the area. The result is a fascinating glimpse into the life of a much misunderstood animal and a passionate portrait of one of Scotland’s richest habitats – the oakwoods of Scotland’s Atlantic seaboard.

Polly Pullar is a field naturalist, writer, photographer and wildlife rehabilitator who grew up in Ardnamurchan. She contributes to a wide selection of publications and has written numerous books including the acclaimed A Drop in the Ocean: Lawrence MacEwen and the Isle of Muck. She is co-author of Fauna Scotica: Animals and People in Scotland.

Erscheinungsdatum	31.08.2018
Einführung	John Lister-Kaye
Illustrationen	Sharon Tingey
Zusatzinfo	Plates, color; Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	398 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	1-78027-520-X / 178027520X
ISBN-13	978-1-78027-520-8 / 9781780275208
Zustand	Neuware