Van Someren, Vernon D.

A Bird Watcher In Kenya.

First Edition. Edinburgh/London, Oliver and Boyd, 1958. 16cm x 23cm. XVI, 270 pages. With 32 full-page illustrations. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Minor wear to dustjacket. Otherwise in very good condition. Private gift inscription and a nametag of the previous owner on the front free endpaper.

Includes for example the following chapters: In the Shadow of Mount Kenya / The Way of a Shrike / Coral Reefs and Coconut Palms / Madagascar Interlude / Lake Magadi / Grasslands and the Dancing Whydah: Part I – The Dancing Whydah / Part II – Pipits, Plovers and others / Part III – Oxpeckers / Featherhill and the Thorn-Tree Plains / Photographing Birds: The Birds themselves / The Camera and tits Accessories / The After Technique / The Hide and its Technique / Nests and Eggs / Away from the Nest / Electronic Flash / With an Appendix: Index of Birds mentioned in the Text.

From childhood, Vernon van Someren was an enthusiastic bird watcher and photographer. In this book, he introduces the reader to the sport which gave him so much personal satisfaction and he conveys vividly the thrill and excitement to be found in outwitting a wild bird. Not a little of his satisfaction lies in the fact that, at the end of the exercise, the quarry is unharmed. Van Someren advocated the use of the miniature camera contrary to customary expert advice and, by his practical suggestions he brings top grade bird photography within reach of an enormous number of amateur photographers and ornithologists.

• Keywords: Africa · Africana Collection of Rare Books · Birds · Catalogue Six – Photography · Kenya · Ornithology
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 30021AB

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