Nature's Teacher / Rich Patterson ; The Intensity of Its Gaze / Dean M. Roosa ; The Raptors of Iowa / James F. Landenberger -- Turkey Vulture -- Osprey -- Swallow-tailed Kite -- Mississippi Kite -- Bald Eagle -- Northern Harrier -- Sharp-shinned Hawk -- Cooper's Hawk -- Northern Goshawk -- Red-shouldered Hawk -- Broad-winged Hawk -- Swainson's Hawk -- Red-tailed Hawk -- Ferruginous Hawk -- Rough-legged Hawk -- Golden Eagle -- American Kestrel -- Merlin -- Gyrfalcon -- Peregrine Falcon -- Prairie Falcon -- Barn Owl -- Eastern Screech-Owl -- Great Horned Owl -- Snowy Owl -- Northern Hawk Owl -- Burrowing Owl -- Barred Owl -- Great Gray Owl -- Long-eared Owl -- Short-eared Owl -- Northern Saw-whet Owl -- The Spiral of Perfection / Jon W. Stravers ; A Growing Appreciation for Raptors / Bruce Ehresman
Summary
This collection of James Landenberger's paintings of Iowa birds of prey presents thirty-two full-page, full-color species, from the common turkey vulture to the red-shouldered hawk of Mississippi River woodlands to the little northern saw-whet owl. Four naturalists who have devoted their lives to conserving wilderness habitats and species have written essays to complement the paintings